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Ahmed Zaki Yamani

1930 - 2021

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Ahmed Zaki Yamani (Arabic: أحمد زكي يماني; 30 June 1930 – 23 February 2021) was a Saudi Arabian politician who served as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources under four Saudi monarchs from 1962 to 1986, and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 25 years. With degrees from institutions including New York University School of Law, Harvard Law School, and a doctorate from the University of Exeter, Yamani became a close adviser to the Saudi government in 1958 and then became oil minister in 1962. He is known for his role during the 1973 oil embargo, when he spurred OPEC to quadruple the price of crude oil. In December 1975, Yamani and the other OPEC ministers were taken hostage by the terrorist Carlos (the Jackal) in Vienna, Austria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Zaki Yamani is the 7,833rd most popular politician (down from 7,338th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 171st in 2019) and the 55th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmed Zaki Yamani ranks 7,833 out of 19,576. Before him are Tong Yabghu Qaghan, Andronikos III of Trebizond, Keisuke Okada, Blanche of Lancaster, William A. Wheeler, and Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais. After him are Poul Schlüter, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Emperor Gong of Jin, Walter Lini, and Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin.

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Among people born in 1930, Ahmed Zaki Yamani ranks 153. Before him are Philippe Leroy, Rudolf E. Kálmán, John Barth, Paul Poupard, Carolyn Jones, and Yves Rocher. After him are José Águas, Omara Portuondo, Marshall Sahlins, Georgiy Daneliya, Kinji Fukasaku, and Anatoly Lukyanov. Among people deceased in 2021, Ahmed Zaki Yamani ranks 148. Before him are Kåre Willoch, James Levine, Mark Eaton, Haya Harareet, Hank Aaron, and Jimmy Greaves. After him are Poul Schlüter, David Yonggi Cho, Marshall Sahlins, Volodymyr Holubnychy, Igor Oistrakh, and Anna Chromý.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Zaki Yamani ranks 164 out of 354. Before him are Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), and Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960). After him are Jotapianus (200), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), Fatimah bint Musa (790), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), and Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Zaki Yamani ranks 55. Before him are Al-Mughira (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), and Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960). After him are Jotapianus (200), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650), Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567), and Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah (580).

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