Ali Al-Naimi
Ali Al-Naimi (born August 2, 1935 ; Arabic علي بن إبراهيم النعيمي Ali ibn Ibrahim an-Naimi , DMG ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm an-Naʿīmi ) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and politician . He was Minister for Petroleum from 1995 to 2016.
Life
After leaving school, Al-Naimi studied in the United States at Lehigh University , Pennsylvania . He then moved to Stanford University , California , where he studied geology and achieved a master's degree .
After completing his studies, Al-Naimi got a job in the Saudi Aramco company in 1957 . In the following decades he rose within the management of the company. In 1980 Al-Naimi was elected to the board of Saudi Aramco, whose president he eventually became in 1983; he was the first man from Saudi Arabia to run the company.
In addition to the leadership of Saudi Aramco, Al-Naimi was appointed Minister of Petroleum in the Saudi Arabian government in 1995 . He held this important position until May 7, 2016. The previous manager of the state-owned oil company Aramco , Khalid A. Al-Falih , succeeded him as the new oil minister.
literature
- Ali al- Naimi , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 31/2008 of July 29, 2008, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Saudi Arabia Information: Al-Naimi on saudinf.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Press Background Information
- ↑ After more than 20 years in office: Saudi King fires influential oil minister. Focus Online , May 7, 2016, accessed May 7, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Naimi, Ali Al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Naimi, Ali bin Ibrahim Al |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saudi Arabian entrepreneur, politician and minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saudi Arabia |