Mele Kyari

Mele Kyari
Group chief executive officer of the NNPC Limited
In office
7 July 2019  2 April 2025
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Bola Tinubu
Preceded byMaikanti Baru
Succeeded byBayo Ojulari
Nigerian National Representative, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Assumed office
2018
Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, NNPC
In office
2015–2019
Personal details
Born (1965-01-08) 8 January 1965
Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State
EducationUniversity of Maiduguri
OccupationPublic Servant

Mele Kolo Kyari OFR (born 8 January 1965) is a Nigerian geologist, crude oil marketer and was the Group Chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum company limited (NNPC Limited) from 2019 to 2025. Before this appointment, Kyari was the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of the NNPC and the Nigerian National Representative at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since 2018.