Abdullah al-Tariki

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Abdullah H. Al-Tuwairqi

1st Saudi Oil Minister
In office
January 20, 1960 – March 9, 1962
Succeeded by Ahmed Zaki Yamani

Born January 9, 1918
Al-Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
Died September 7, 1997
Cairo, Egypt
Religion Islam

Abdullah al-Tariki (1918 - 1997) ( Arabic: عبدالله الطويرقي ) 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.

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