Henry Odein Ajumogobia

Henry Odein Ajumogobia (born 29 June 1956) is a Nigerian lawyer who served as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources between 2007 and 2009 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2010 to July 2011.

He was also Head of Nigeria's delegation to OPEC from July 2007 to December 2008. In January 1984, Ajumogobia and Christopher Nonyelum Okeke founded a legal firm, Ajumogobia and Okeke.

Career Ajumogobia became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2003, and was appointed Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice for Rivers State in 2003. He has been a member of the Council of Legal Education; Member Executive Committee of NBA; member of Body of Benchers (2003–2007); Chairman of Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (2005–2007); Minister of State for Energy (Petroleum) and Head of Nigeria's Delegation to OPEC (July 2007–December 2008). He was appointed Minister of State of Petroleum Resources and Supervising Minister Ministry of Power and Head of Nigeria's delegation to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).

Personal life Odein Ajumogobia is an Ijaw (Kalabari) from Abonnema in Rivers State. He is married to Awuneba Ajumogobia, FCA (née Iketubosin) also from Abonnema, Rivers State. They have a son and three daughters.