Dr. Josephus Jeremiah Brimah is the current Chief Technical and Higher Education Officer (Professional Head) of the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, a position he assumed in 2019 after the ministry had come into existence in 2018, and charged with the sacred responsibility of providing overall policy and supervisory direction to all institutions within its mandates nationwide. In this current capacity he, in concert with other relevant Directors and Partners, provides direction in matters of technical and higher education that aligns with both national and international developmental aspirations for the good of all persons.

Prior to the assumption of this office, Josephus J. Brimah served as lecturer at Fourah Bay College (University of Sierra Leone) before proceeding to the University of Manchester (UK) where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) with specialization in Applied Ethics (Bioethics/Medical Ethics and related areas of competencies).

He later pursued further studies in law at the University of Sheffield (UK), and upon completion returned to Sierra Leone, joined the teaching staff at Njala University where he lectured courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Some of these courses include Education, Public Administration, Public Health and Law. He is the author of a couple of books, and several academic articles in International Peer-reviewed Journals. He has successfully supervised over fifty postgraduate students in some of the aforementioned disciplines and continues to offer his services to Njala University pro-bono.

Outside his official assignments, he is strongly interested in the pursuit of stoic philosophy, classical music, his faith as a Catholic Christian, and charitable works.
He currently serves as the national president of his alma mater- Saint Edward’s
Secondary School.