Abdullah ibn Hamoud Tariki (19 March 1919 – 7 September 1997) (Arabic: عبدالله الطريقي), also known as Red Sheikh, was a Saudi politician and government official. He was the first Saudi oil minister appointed by King Saud, and co-founder of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) along with Venezuelan minister Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso.
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9 January 1918 Al-Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
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Died |
7 September 1997 (aged 79) Cairo, Egypt
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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