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Abdullah Tariki عبدالله الطريقي | |
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| Born | 19 March 1919 Zulfi, Nejd and Hasa |
| Died | 7 September 1997 Cairo, Egypt |
Abdullah ibn Hamoud Tariki (19 March 1919 – 7 September 1997) was a Saudi politician and former oil minister. He was a follower of Nasser and had support from the Free Princes, a progressive faction of the royal family. He tried to limit the power of the monarchy and met with Juan Pérez of Venezuela to help create OPEC.[1]
References
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Caracas' (pp. 183–4). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]