Joseph Thlama Dawha

Joseph Thlama Dawha (29 March 19544 August 2020) was a Nigerian administrative person appointed as the managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation by president Goodluck Jonathan serving from August 2014 to 1 August 2015. He succeeded Dr. Andrew Yakubu. Prior to his appointment, he was group executive director of Exploration and Production in National Petroleum Corporation.

He began lecturing in 1978 at Borno State College of Science and Technology till 1984 where he became director of basic studies in Borno State College. In 2005 he was also executive director in Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited and managing director of Integrated Data Services Limited.