#4 Ali Al Naimi (Book: Out of the Desert)

14/06/2025 15 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4

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How did Saudi Arabia in a vast desert develop its Oil Resources with an “autocratic regime”! What figures were behind that success? Ali Naimi was born as a Bedouin 3yrs after Modern Saudi State was started in 1935. He went on to become the 2nd Saudi to have a Masters Degree from Stanford to the First Local President Of Saudi’s Oil Company Aramco! In 1984 and to greater heights as Minister of Oil between 1995 to 2016!...Ali’s story explains how residents can prepare for A career In Public Service & how investors can navigate the Politics of the GCC & cash in on Sovereign Wealth. How Public Servants can serve & help develop their nations because Saudi Arabia, now owns the 2nd largest Refinery in the USA! Port Arthur, due to Naimi's strategic initiative on developing downstream operations for Aramco