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Ahmed Zaki Yamani

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Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Zaki Yamani (left), with Ali Akbar Abdolrashidi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
In office
9 March 1962 – 5 October 1986
Preceded byAbdullah Tariki
Succeeded byHisham Nazer
Personal details
Born(1930-06-30)30 June 1930
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died23 February 2021(2021-02-23) (aged 90)
London, United Kingdom
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Alma materCairo University
New York University
Harvard Law School
University of Exeter

Ahmed Zaki Yamani (Arabic: أحمد زكي يماني; 30 June 1930 – 23 February 2021) was a Saudi Arabian politician. He was Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources from 1962 to 1986.

He died on 23 February 2021 in London, aged 90.[1]

References

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  1. "Long-serving Saudi oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani dies at 90". Associated Press. 23 February 2021.