Dr Abdul Karim Mbawah holds a Phd in Public Health, Msc in Agric Economics from South China University, Bsc in Agric Education from Njala University and M An in Human Resources from West Ministers UK.
He formally worked for the Sierra Leone Parliament from 2012 to 2018, the University of Sierra Leone (USL) from 2019 to 2021, the Head of Department (COMAHS-USL) from 2021 (date as an association doctor), the University of Sierra Leone (A.S.A. president) from 2022 to 2023, and the National Public Health Agency (NPHA) from 2024 to date.