Yamani, Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed Zaki Yamani was the Saudi Arabian Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia (1962-1986) as well as former chief spokesman and strategist for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). He led OPEC during a tumultuous period of price increases and price collapses. He helped orchestrate the sharp increases in 1973-74 and 1980-81 when OPEC’s control over the oil market was strong. He eventually became a moderating influence within OPEC, which was the probable cause of his ouster in 1986 after oil prices collapsed. He founded, and is chairman of, the Centre for Global Energy Studies, a non-profit organization based in London.

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  • Cleveland, Cutler (Lead Author); Peter Saundry (Topic Editor). 2008. "Yamani, Ahmed Zaki." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 3, 2007; Last revised November 14, 2008; Retrieved October 25, 2009]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Yamani,_Ahmed_Zaki>

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