Ali 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 |
2 August 1935 Ar-Rakah, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Children | Reem, Rami, Nada, Mohammad |
| Residence | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater |
Lehigh University Stanford University |
Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi (Arabic: علي بن إبراهيم النعيمي) (born 2 August 1935) was the Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from 1995 to 2016.
Naimi was born in ar-Rakah in the Eastern Province. He joined Saudi Aramco in 1947 as a twelve-year-old office boy. 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 degree in geology in 1962. He then earned a Master of Science degree in hydrology and economic geology at Stanford University.
After graduation, Naimi continued to advance at Aramco. 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 (his 60th birthday), 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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