Salahuddeen M. Tahir has over twenty-two years decades of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has degrees in both Geology and Petroleum Engineering. Salahuddeen started his career with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which is now (NNPC) Limited.

With upstream and midstream gas supply and infrastructure project experience, Salahuddeen has had the opportunity over the years to work with several cross-functional teams across the oil and gas industry. He is currently the Head, Assets & Investments Management, NNPC Gas & Power Investment Services (NGPIS), a business arm of NNPC Ltd., where he leads asset management and strategic investments towards operating and maintaining of existing as well as actualization of Power, LNG, and Gas Based Industry initiatives for the company.

As an active volunteer for SPE, Salahuddeen has played local and international roles for the professional body. He is also a member of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) among other professional bodies and is registered with COREN.