Hisham Nazer was the third oil minister of Saudi Arabia, after Abdullah Tariki and Zaki Yamani.
22 Facts About Hisham Nazer
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Hisham Nazer was the first Saudi chairman of the board of Aramco, which was later called Saudi Aramco.
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Hisham Nazer was one of the significant people in developing the domestic policy of Saudi Arabia.
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Hisham Nazer served as Saudi ambassador to Egypt from 2005 to 2011.
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Hisham Nazer belonged to a leading family based in Jeddah.
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Hisham Nazer received a bachelor of arts degree in international relations in 1957 and a master of arts degree in political science, both from The University of California, Los Angeles.
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Hisham Nazer completed his master study at the UCLA in 1962.
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Hisham Nazer was among "the promising young technocrats" under Abdullah Tariki, the first Saudi oil minister, who made him assistant director general of the petroleum and minerals directorate in 1958.
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On 1 February 1968 Hisham Nazer was appointed head of the central planning authority.
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Hisham Nazer was made a member of the Supreme Council on Petroleum in March 1973 when it was established by King Faisal.
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Hisham Nazer was appointed acting minister of petroleum and mineral resources by King Fahd on 30 October 1986 and replaced Zaki Yamani in the post.
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Hisham Nazer's appointment was considered to be a shift in Saudi Arabia's policy in oil prices and production.
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Hisham Nazer was the first Saudi board chairman of the company.
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In 2005, Hisham Nazer was named as Saudi ambassador to Egypt by King Abdullah.
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Hisham Nazer was relieved of his duties by King Abdullah in March 2011 due to a controversy about remarks exchanged between him and a frustrated Saudi woman stranded in the Cairo Airport during the Egyptian uprise in February 2011.
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Hisham Nazer was married to Almira Nazer who was a paediatrician working at a hospital in Riyadh.
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Hisham Nazer's brother was a businessman and functioned as a business agent for foreign investors.
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Hisham Nazer died on 14 November 2015 at the age of 83 in the United States.
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Hisham Nazer published a book titled Power of a Third Kind in 1998.
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Hisham Nazer's book, written in English and published by Praeger, is about the effects of the Western-dominated electronic age on the world.
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Hisham Nazer was the recipient of a professional achievement award from his alma mater, the University of California, Los Angeles, in June 1989.
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Hisham Nazer was awarded an honorary degree by American University in Cairo in 1991.