Background
Naimi was born in 1935 in ar-Rakah in the Eastern Province.
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Ali Al-Naimi
Edit Profileentrepreneur politician Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco
Education
Under the training programs of Aramco, he studied at International College, Beirut and the American University of Beirut.
Career
He joined Saudi Aramco in 1947. before going to Lehigh University in the United States. He obtained a bachelor of science in geology in 1962. He later earned his masters of science in hydrology and economic geology at Stanford University.
After graduation, Naimi rejoined Aramco in 1957. He became the supervisor for the Abqaiq production department in 1969. He was then promoted to assistant director and then director of production in the Northern Province (1972-1975).
He became vice-president of production affairs in 1975. He was appointed vice president of petroleum affairs in 1978. He was named president of Saudi Aramco in 1983, being the first Saudi to hold that position.
Later, after combining the presidency and chief executive position, he was appointed to each of these roles separately. He became the minister of petroleum and mineral resources on 2 August 1995, replacing Hisham Nazer. Naimi was succeeded by Abdullah S. Jum'ah as president and CEO of Aramco.
In December 2010, the Saudi Supreme Petroleum Council, chaired by King Abdullah, asked Naimi to nominate his successor as oil minister. Other positions
Naimi is chairman of the board of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Recognition
Naimi was named one of the most influential people in the world by TIME magazine in 2008.
In 2011, he was included in the 50 Most Influential ranking of Bloomberg Markets Magazine.
Membership
Al Naimi was elected a member of board of directors in 1980 and was promoted to the newly created position of executive vice-president of oil and gas affairs in 1981.
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Religion
Islam