Nahimiya Husen Ibrahim was born in Nekemte, Oromia, Ethiopia. After completing high school in Nekemte in 2010, he moved to Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia, where he attended Jimma University and received a BSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2015. He later pursued an MBA at Wollega University, graduating in 2021. Following his graduation as a biomedical engineer, he worked at various levels in different tiers of health institutions in Ethiopia, progressing from a junior biomedical engineer to a senior service engineer.

In December 2021, he relocated to Italy to pursue an MSc in Engineering of Medical Devices at Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona. Currently, he is working on a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Leandro Pecchia, focusing on mastering medical device regulation, design, and development of frugal innovations for low-resource settings. His research emphasizes affordable, user-friendly, and environmentally adaptable medical devices supported by IoT and AI. His current projects focus on redesigning oxygen concentrators parts and designing a device to estimate natural air ventilation using a circular economy approach.