CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohammad Barkindo, Nigerian politician and secretary-general of oil producer group OPEC, has died at the age of 63, just days before he was set to finish his term at the organization.

Detailed explanation-2: -OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo died 5 July in his home country of Nigeria. He was 63. The head of Nigeria’s National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, announced the news in a tweet on 6 July, which was later confirmed by OPEC.

Detailed explanation-3: -OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo dies at 63 Mohammad Barkindo was acting secretary general of OPEC in 2006 before returning to the post a decade later. The secretary general of oil producers group OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, has died, the boss of Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) announced on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-4: -ABUJA, July 6 (Reuters) - Mohammad Barkindo, the outgoing secretary general of OPEC who played a key role in forming the wider OPEC+ group of oil producers that has helped the industry navigate global shocks, has died aged 63.

Detailed explanation-5: -HE Al Ghais was appointed by acclamation for a three-year term at the Special Meeting of the OPEC Conference held on 3 January 2022. He succeeds the late Secretary General of OPEC, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo.