Engr. Farouk Ahmed

Chief Executive Officer

NMDPRA

Mr. Farouk Ahmed is the pioneer & serving Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, an institution which is charged with the responsibility of administering the regulatory oversight of the Midstream & Downstream Petroleum Operations in Nigeria.

Mr. Farouk holds a degree in engineering technology from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA, and has attended several executive and management / leadership training programmes globally during his career life of over thirty-five years.

The extensive professional achievements of Mr. Farouk spans through successful career endeavours which started by working as a logic board verification engineer at Apple Computer Inc. (later called Apple Inc.), in Dallas, Texas, and operating at broad managerial and executive leadership positions in the dynamic Oil and Gas Industry as listed below.

- Executive Secretary – Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Authority (PPPRA),
• Executive Director (Commercial) – Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC),
• Managing Director – Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC),
• Special Adviser (Downstream)- GMD-Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC,
• Manager – Crude Oil Export Programming and Nominations, Shipping and Terminals (Crude Oil Marketing Division-NNPC);
• Managing Director – NiDAS Marine Limited,
• Senior Crude Oil Trader – Duke Oil Inc,

He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE); Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA) and a Registered Member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).

Mr. Farouk creates sustainable organizational and national leadership legacy values through the application of strong corporate governance principles, human capital development and optimal organizational performance management.

Appearing at the following sessions