Anwar Khalifa grew up in Dallas and moved to East Texas out of High School.  He attended Kilgore College where he received an Associate of Science degree.  He then attended Texas A&M University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. To further his education, Anwar attained a Masters degree in international business from the University of South Carolina.  After working as a project engineer and sales engineer, he entered the home-building business in 1993.