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=== Secretary General (2016-2022) ===
=== Secretary General (2016-2022) ===
At the beginning of June 2016, Barkindo was appointed Secretary General of the OPEC for a period of three years. He would take office on 1 August 2016, succeeding the Libyan [[Abdallah Salem el-Badri]], who had been Secretary General since 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-02 |title=Le Nigérian Mohammed Barkindo nommé à la tête de l’OPEP |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/06/02/le-nigerian-mohammed-barkindo-nomme-a-la-tete-de-l-opep_4931641_3212.html |access-date=2022-07-12}}</ref> Barkindo was considered a neutral choice: Nigeria was not calling for production regulation to raise prices, and was not directly involved in the tensions between Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-02 |title=Pétrole: le Nigérian Mohammed Barkindo nommé à la tête de l'Opep |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/economie/20160602-petrole-le-nigerian-mohammed-barkindo-nomme-tete-opep |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=RFI |language=fr}}</ref>

Barkindo agreed to become a distinguished fellow at the Global Energy Center of the [[Atlantic Council]] upon completing his term as Secretary General.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dzirutwe |first=Macdonald |date=2022-07-06 |title=Nigeria's Barkindo, OPEC leader and oil diplomat, dies at 63 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opecs-barkindo-dies-nigerian-oil-official-says-2022-07-06/ |access-date=2022-07-09}}</ref>
Barkindo agreed to become a distinguished fellow at the Global Energy Center of the [[Atlantic Council]] upon completing his term as Secretary General.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dzirutwe |first=Macdonald |date=2022-07-06 |title=Nigeria's Barkindo, OPEC leader and oil diplomat, dies at 63 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opecs-barkindo-dies-nigerian-oil-official-says-2022-07-06/ |access-date=2022-07-09}}</ref>


Revision as of 09:29, 12 July 2022

This article is about a Secretary General of OPEC. Not to be confused with Muhammadu Barkindo, a traditional leader of the Adamawa Emirate.

Mohammed Barkindo
محمد باركينطو
Barkindo in 2017
28th Secretary General of OPEC
In office
1 August 2016 – 5 July 2022
Preceded byAbdallah Salem el-Badri
Succeeded byHaitham Al Ghais
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo

(1959-04-20)20 April 1959
Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria
Died5 July 2022(2022-07-05) (aged 63)
Abuja, Nigeria
Alma materAhmadu Bello University (Zaria, Nigeria)
Southeastern University (Washington, D.C., U.S.)

Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo (20 April 1959 – 5 July 2022) was a Nigerian politician. From 1 August 2016 until his death, he was the Secretary General of OPEC.[1] He previously served as Acting Secretary General in 2006, represented Nigeria on OPEC's Economic Commission Board from 1993 to 2008, led the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation from 2009 to 2010, and headed Nigeria's technical delegation to UN climate negotiations beginning in 1991.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Barkindo was born on 20 April 1959 in Yola.[1] Barkindo completed his bachelor's degree in political science from Ahmadu Bello University (Zaria, Nigeria) in 1981[1] and his Master of Business Administration degree from Southeastern University (Washington, D.C.) in 1991. Prior to his MBA, he earned a postgraduate diploma in Petroleum Economics from Oxford University in 1988.[2][3]

Career

Barkindo began his career in 1982 at the Nigerian Mining Corporation (NMC), which he left in 1986 at the level of principal administrative officer. Shortly before leaving NMC, he was hired as a special assistant of Rilwanu Lukman, Nigeria’s Minister of Oil and Energy.[5] He remained in this position until 1989, during which he was also the head of the Office of the Chairman of the Board at the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).[6]

After completing his MBA, Barkindo went on to spend much of his career in the NNPC. He was manager of different divisions, including General Manager of the London Office. In 2007, he was appointed the coordinator of special projects, which included oversight of all the company’s federal government projects. He served as Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC from January 2009 to April 2010.[6]

In 2010, Barkindo moved to Washington, D.C.[7] He was a research fellow at George Mason University from 2014 to 2016.[1]

UN climate change

From 1991, Barkindo was leader of Nigeria's delegations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He was the only Nigerian delegate to attend all the United Nations Climate Change conference meetings from 1995 to 2010. He was elected Vice President of the Conference of Parties in 2007, 2008, and 2009.[5]

OPEC

Barkindo first became one of Nigeria's delegates to OPEC ministerial conferences in 1986. In 1993, he was appointed as Nigeria's representative on the OPEC economic commission board (ECB).[5] He remained on the board until 2008, and as a delegate until 2010.[1]

In 2006, Barkindo served as the Acting Secretary General of OPEC. In this capacity, he chaired the ECB. In the following year's meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, Barkindo was chair of the OPEC Task Force.[3][8]

Secretary General (2016-2022)

At the beginning of June 2016, Barkindo was appointed Secretary General of the OPEC for a period of three years. He would take office on 1 August 2016, succeeding the Libyan Abdallah Salem el-Badri, who had been Secretary General since 2007.[9] Barkindo was considered a neutral choice: Nigeria was not calling for production regulation to raise prices, and was not directly involved in the tensions between Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran.[10]

Barkindo agreed to become a distinguished fellow at the Global Energy Center of the Atlantic Council upon completing his term as Secretary General.[11]

Death

Barkindo died in Abuja on 5 July 2022, at the age of 63.[12] His death was announced by the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari.[13][14]

Honours

Barkindo was awarded a Doctor of Science honoris causa by the Federal University of Technology Yola in 2010.[15] In 2011, the Lamido of Adamawa bestowed on him the honorific title of Wali.[16]

The Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development gave Barkindo a "Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of OPEC" in 2018.[17]

In 2022, Barkindo received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (Template:Lang-de-AT) for strengthening ties between OPEC and Austria.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Profile of HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General of OPEC" (PDF). OPEC.
  2. ^ a b "Mohammad Barkindo takes office as OPEC Secretary General" (Press release). OPEC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Barkindo CV" (PDF). OPEC. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Incoming OPEC Sec-Gen Says Group Intent on Stronger Unity". Reuters. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Shehu, Idris (6 July 2022). "OBITUARY: Mohammed Barkindo, the political scientist who became a star at OPEC". TheCable. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b Akpan, Udeme (6 July 2022). "The Man Mohammad Barkindo". Vanguard News. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ^ Said, Summer; Faucon, Benoit (6 July 2022). "OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo Dies". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. ^ "15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform". sustainabledevelopment.un.org. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Le Nigérian Mohammed Barkindo nommé à la tête de l'OPEP". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Pétrole: le Nigérian Mohammed Barkindo nommé à la tête de l'Opep". RFI (in French). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  11. ^ Dzirutwe, Macdonald (6 July 2022). "Nigeria's Barkindo, OPEC leader and oil diplomat, dies at 63". Reuters. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  12. ^ Aya Batrawy, Chinedu Asadu (6 July 2022). "OPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  13. ^ "OPEC Secretary General, Mohammed Barkindo is dead". TVC News. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. ^ "OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammad Barkindo of Nigeria, is dead". Premium Times. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Barkindo bags honourary doctorate degree, Dedicates it to staff". Nnpcgroup.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  16. ^ Atonko, Ben (24 July 2011). "Adamawa honours Bakindo with 'Wali' title". Daily Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2022 – via AllAfrica.
  17. ^ "ALUMNI - Al-Attiyah Foundation". www.abhafoundation.org. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  18. ^ "OPEC Secretary General receives special decoration from host country Austria". www.opec.org. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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