Ali Al-Naimi
| Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi | |
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| Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | |
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In office 2 August 1995 – 7 May 2016 |
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| Monarch |
King Fahd King Abdullah King Salman |
| Preceded by | Hisham Nazer |
| Succeeded by | Khalid A. Al-Falih |
| President and CEO, Saudi Aramco | |
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In office 1983–1995 |
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| Preceded by | John Jacob Kelberer |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah S. Jum'ah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1935 (age 81–82) Ar-Rakah, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Children | Reem, Rami, Nada and Mohammad |
| Residence | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater |
Lehigh University Stanford University |
| Religion | Islam |
Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi (Arabic: علي بن إبراهيم النعيمي), (born in 1935) was the Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from 1995 to 2016.
Naimi was born in 1935 in ar-Rakah in the Eastern Province. He joined Saudi Aramco in 1947. Under the training programs of Aramco, he studied at International College, Beirut and the American University of Beirut, 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 promoted to assistant director and then director of production in the Northern Borders Region (1972–1975). He became vice-president of production affairs in 1975. He was appointed vice president of petroleum affairs in 1978. 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. 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.
Also in 1995 Naimi received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University
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