Abdullah Tariki | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | |
| In office December 1960 – 9 March 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | King Saud |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Zaki Yamani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdullah ibn Hamoud Tariki 19 March 1919 Zulfi, Emirate of Nejd and Hasa |
| Died | 7 September 1997 (aged 78) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Alma mater | |
Abdullah Tariki (19 March 1919–7 September 1997) (Arabic: عبدالله الطريقي), also known by the alternate spelling of his last name as al-Turayqi and nicknamed the Red Sheikh,[1] was a Saudi politician and government official. He served as the first oil minister of Saudi Arabia, appointed by King Saud, and was co-founder of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Historian Eugene Rogan called him "one of the first Arab oil experts."[2] In April 1959, Time magazine described him as "the unquestioned spokesman of the new generation of Arab experts on oil."[3]
- ^ "Irresistible Libyan Crude". Middle East Online. 10 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ Rogan, Eugene L. (2009). The Arabs: a history. New York, NY: Basic Books. pp. 357, 360. ISBN 978-0-465-07100-5.
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