Hisham Nazer | |
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Ambassador to Egypt | |
In office 2005–2011 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | King Abdullah |
Succeeded by | Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan |
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | |
In office 24 December 1986 – August 1995 | |
Monarch | Fahd |
Prime Minister | King Fahd |
Preceded by | Ahmed Zaki Yamani |
Succeeded by | Ali Naimi |
Minister of Planning | |
In office 1975–1991 | |
Monarchs |
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Prime Minister |
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Succeeded by | Abdul Wahab Abdul Salam Attar |
Personal details | |
Born | Hisham Mohieddin Nazer 31 August 1932 Jeddah |
Died | 14 November 2015 United States | (aged 83)
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Spouse | Almira Nazer |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Hisham Nazer (Arabic: هشام ناظر; 31 August 1932 – 14 November 2015) was the third oil minister of Saudi Arabia, after Abdullah Tariki and Zaki Yamani. Nazer was appointed oil minister on 24 December 1986.[1] He was also the first Saudi chairman of the board of Aramco, which was later called Saudi Aramco. He was one of the significant people in developing the domestic policy of Saudi Arabia.[2] He also served as Saudi ambassador to Egypt from 2005 to 2011.