Mohammed Barkindo, head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, dies in Nigeria at the age of 63

Mohammed Barkindo, head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Photo: Agencies)

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– We lost our esteemed Dr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11 pm yesterday 5th July 2022. Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC, and the global energy community. Burial arrangements will be announced shortly. wrote Mele Kyari on Twitter .

Barkindo, originally from Nigeria, died last night. Information about his funeral will be given later, added Kyari.

The cause of death of the OPEC chief has not been specified.

Appreciated his work

Shortly before his death, the head of OPEC spoke at an international energy conference in Nigeria, and then met with Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari, who highly appreciated his work as OPEC’s secretary-general for the past six years.

We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11pm yesterday 5th July 2022. Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC and the global energy community. Burial arrangements will be announced shortly.
— Mele Kyari, OFR (@MKKyari) July 6, 2022

Barkindo has held the position of OPEC Secretary-General since 2016, and his second term was set to expire this month. According to the OPEC charter, the head of the oil cartel is elected for a period of three years and can be re-elected only once.

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