Mohammed Barkindo

Mohammed Barkindo
Mohammed Barkindo
محمد باركينطو
	Barkindo in 2017
28th Secretary General of OPEC
	In office; 1 August 2016 – 5 July 2022
Preceded by	Abdallah Salem el-Badri
Succeeded by	Haitham al-Ghais
Personal details
Born	Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo; 20 April 1959; Yola, Nigeria
Died	5 July 2022 (aged 63); Abuja, Nigeria
Alma mater	Ahmadu Bello University (Zaria, Nigeria); Southeastern University (Washington, D.C., US);

Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo pronunciation^ⓘ (20 April 1959 – 5 July 2022) was a Nigerian politician. From 1 August 2016 until his death, he was the secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. He helped to create the OPEC+ alliance between OPEC members and other oil-producing countries.

Barkindo previously served as acting secretary general in 2006. He led the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation from 2009 to 2010, and headed Nigeria's technical delegation to UN climate negotiations beginning in 1991.