Background
TARIKI, Abdallah was born on March 19, 1919. Son of Houmoud and Lolwa Tariki.
TARIKI, Abdallah was born on March 19, 1919. Son of Houmoud and Lolwa Tariki.
University of Cairo and Texas. At University of Texas and worked as trainee with Texaco Incorporated. in West. Texas and California 49.
Worked as trainee with Texaco Incorporated. in West. Texas and California 49. Director Oil Supervision Office, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (under Ministry of Finance) 1949-1955. Director-General of Oil and Mineral Affairs (Saudi Arabia) 1955-1960.
Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources 1960.
Director Arabian American Oil Company 1959-1962. Leader Saudi Arabian delegation at Arab Oil Congresses 1959, 1960.
Industry Petroleum Consultant since 1962. Chairman Arab Petroleum Consultants.
Company-founder of Organisation of Petroleum Export Countries; publr. of monthly petroleum magazine Naft El-Arab.
Adviser to Algerian, Libyan, Emirates (Abu Dhabi) and Kuwait governments, on oil matters.
Married 1st Eleanore Nicholas in 1948, 2nd Maha Jumblatt in 1969.