Dr. Mbiah is a Barrister at Law. He holds a Masters in Marine Management, (M.M.M.) from Dalhousie University, Canada, a Master of Laws, (LL.M.), from the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) Malta. In 2005 he obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. Dr Mbiah obtained his PhD from the World Maritime University in 2011.
He started his working career at Ghana Shippers Authority in 1982 as an Assistant Legal Officer and rose through the ranks by dint of hard work to become the Chief Executive Officer in 1999. During the period of his tenure, Dr Mbiah acted as a resource person at numerous local and international fora to articulate issues relating to the protection of the interest of shippers including matters relating to insurance in the maritime domain.
Dr Mbiah also served as Chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) from 2010 to 2017. From 2006 , Dr.Mbiah has been at various times a visiting professor at the World Maritime and Lund Universities in Malmo, Sweden and the IMO International Maritime Law Institute(IMLI) Malta. He has also presented papers at the Maritime Law Seminars for Judges of the Superior Courts of Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. He has also presented papers at the Ibero American Maritime Law Institute (IIDM) and the Comite Maritime Internationale (CMI). Dr Mbiah has a wealth of experience in the area of Maritime law with a deep practical insight into the application of the law to real life situations.