Joel Morgan appointed national security advisor to President |12 March 2026

Joel Morgan

Joel Morgan appointed national security advisor to President

Joel Morgan has been appointed as the national security advisor to the President.

In his role as national security advisor, Mr Morgan will provide strategic advice to the President and support coordination on national security matters across relevant government agencies.

Mr Morgan, whose appointment was announced on Tuesday, is an electronics and computer engineer by profession and holds a Master of Engineering degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

He has previously served in government in several senior roles, including as cabinet minister responsible for portfolios such as Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Maritime Security, Transport, Environment and Energy, Natural Resources, Land Use and Habitat, and Education and Human Resource Development.

Earlier in his career, he served as principal secretary in the Ministries of Land Use and Habitat and Industries and International Business, and as director general of the Seychelles Bureau of Standards.

Mr Morgan has also served on the boards of several national institutions, including Air Seychelles, the Seychelles National Oil Company, the Housing Finance Company, and the Seychelles Housing Development Corporation.

He has also represented Seychelles in a number of international technical and policy forums related to national and international security, energy, technology, and environmental management.

In recent years, he has been engaged in the private sector as a business owner in the electronics and telecommunications sector.

Press release from the Office of the President