Abdullah al-Tariki

Abdullah al-Tariki

Infobox_President | name= Abdullah H. Al-Tariki
nationality=Saudi Arabian
order=1st Saudi Oil Minister
term_start=January 20 1960
term_end=March 9 1962
successor=Ahmed Zaki Yamani
birth_date=birth date|1918|1|9|mf=y
birth_place=Al-Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
death_date=death date|1997|9|7|mf=y
death_place=Cairo, Egypt
religion=Islam|

Abdullah al-Tariki (1918 - 1997) ( Arabic: عبدالله الطريقي ) nicknamed "the red minister", is the first Saudi oil minister appointed by King Saud , co-founder of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)and well-known Arab nationalist.

Abdullah al-Tariki is a University of Texas Distinguished Alumnus.

References

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F10F63C5C0C758DDDA00894DF494D81 New York Times Obituary] (subscription required)


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