Abdulhadi H. Taher

Abdulhadi H. Taher (1930 - 2013) was a Saudi Arabian oil executive, author, and philanthropist. He is the former Director General of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals.[1][2]

Abdulhadi H. Taher
Born1930
Died2013
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Alma materHaas School of Business (PhD. 1964)
OccupationOil executive, author, and philanthropist
Known forFormer Director General of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals
ChildrenTarek Taher

Early life and education

Taher was born in Medina in 1930 to a family of limited means.[3] He earned his PhD in Business Administration from what is now the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley in 1964. Taher died in 2013.[4][2]

Career

Taher has been described as "one of the most powerful figures" in Saudi Arabia.[5] He has spent his career working in both the public and private sectors. He served as the Director General of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, the government-owned corporation that develops the Mideast nation's petroleum, petrochemical and mineral industries.[6] He is also the founder of the Al-Taher Group,[7] a collection of companies that focus on construction, engineering, trading and real estate ventures in Saudi Arabia.[8] The Al-Taher Group employs a workforce of more than 2500 employees based throughout the Arab region. Taher has served as a board member of Saudi Aramco and as the governor and founding director general of the Petromin Corporation.[8]

Taher was a major shareholder in Gulf Oil the multinational oil company, alongside the Hinduja group.

Taher has lectured at the business school at King Saud University in Riyadh.[9]

Taher is also a Knight of Thailand. He was ennobled by King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1980.[10][11]

In 2002, Taher established an endowed chair at the American University in Cairo.[12] The Abdulhadi H. Taher Chair in Comparative Religions was situated within the Department of History at the American University. The Chair was dedicated to the academic study of comparative religious history and theory.[13]

Family

Abdulhadi Taher is the father of Tarek Taher.[14][15][16]

Published works

Taher has authored or co-authored four books.

Monographs
  • (2013). Energy, A Global Outlook: The Case for Effective International Co-operation. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
  • (2011). Petroleum, Gas and Development Strategies of Saudi Arabia: Income Determination in the International Petroleum Industry. London: Saqi Books.
  • (2008). Income Determination in the International Petroleum Industry. London: Saqi Books.

Co-authored monographs
  • (2013). Co-authored with Michael Matthews. Saudi Arabian Hydrocarbons and World Affairs. London: Saqi Books.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "United States V. Arnaout | Findlaw". Caselaw.findlaw.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. "Petromin the Slow Death of Statist Oil Development in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. JONES, JACK (26 October 1985). "Oil-Rich Saudi's Son Who Jumped Bail in '82 at Santa Barbara Arrested in East" – via LA Times.
  6. "Income Determination in the International Petroleum Industry - Saqi Books". www.saqibooks.co.uk.
  7. "Al-Taher Group". Altaher.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  8. "Al-Taher Group". www.altaher.com.
  9. "Saudi Arabian Hydrocarbons and World Affairs - Saqi Books". www.saqibooks.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  10. Income Determination in the International Petroleum Industry. Saqi Books. 2008-08-01. ISBN 9780863566325.
  11. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB104794563734573400
  12. "NEWS@AUC | Taher Family: A Legacy of Changing Lives at AUC". The American University in Cairo. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  13. Alles, Gregory D. (2008). Religious Studies: A Global View. Routledge. p. 92.
  14. "Blog – Yolanda's Little Black Book |Page 11, Chan:67028731 |RSSing.com"". Yolanda529.rssing.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  15. "Tarek Taher & Janet Brown dish out $26 million in Malibu and the Palisades". yolandaslittleblackbook.com. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  16. Party Pictures. "La belle epoque". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
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