Kamal Rahmouni attended Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg (France) where he earned a Master degree in Pharmacology and Pharmacochemistry in 1995 followed by a PhD in Molecular Pharmacology in 2000. He then moved to the University of Iowa for postdoctoral training. After completing his postdoctoral training, Dr. Rahmouni stayed at the University of Iowa as a faculty moving in rank to become Tenured Professor in 2012. In 2018, he was named the E. Dale Abel Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center Chair.

Dr. Rahmouni serves on the editorial board of several journals and is currently the regional editor (USA) of the Current Hypertension Reviews. He has served on various study sections and review groups for different national and international organizations including the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Rahmouni is also actively involved with numerous scientific organizations including the American Physiological Society and the American Heart Association. He is the recipient of a number of prestigious honors and awards including the Paul Korner Award from the International Society of Hypertension, the Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence and Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture from the Council on Hypertension of the American Heart Association.

His many hobbies include gardening, playing soccer and cooking.