This book tells about the journey of a man, Al-Naimi, born into extreme poverty as a nomadic Bedouin in the 1930s, just as U.S. companies were discovering vast quantities of oil under Arabian deserts.
From his first job as a shepherd boy to his appointment to one of the most powerful political and economic jobs in the world, Out of the Desert charts Al-Naimi’s extraordinary rise to power.
Until May 7, 2016, Ali Al-Naimi was Saudi oil minister – and OPEC kingpin – a position he has held for 20 years. As global oil’s central banker, Al-Naimi moved markets with the briefest of utterances. But it wasn’t always that way.
Described by Alan Greenspan as ‘the most powerful man you’ve never heard of’, Al-Naimi’s incredible journey proves that anyone can make it – even a poor Bedouin shepherd boy. This is his exclusive inside story of power, politics and oil.