Shaykh Khalifa Al Tunaiji was born in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He learnt the holy Qur'an at the City Center of Quran, learning at the hand of Shaykh Ghulam Hussain; he was only thirteen at the time. The Islamic preacher is also known for being one of the Qur'an reciters characterised with a strong singular voice.

He studied in Madinah at the hand of Shaykh Ibrahim Al-Akhdar one of the readers in mosque of the Masjid An-Nabawi and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of the United Arab Emirates in 2001.

Besides his work, Shaykh Khalifa participated in a number of international and national competitions of Quran learning and recitation where he earned good results such as the 12th local competition of the Holy Qur'an, the competition of Sharjah, the international competition of King Abdul Aziz in Makkah and the ninth session of the Dubai International competition.

There are audio and video versions of Shaykh Khalifa's recitations and teaching of the holy Qur'an that are available throughout the Arab and Islamic world but also episodes of his TV show “Celebrity Readers” that is aired on the Arabic channel Al-Sharjah.