TRADE ORGANIZATION

From 10 to 14 December 1959, representatives from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela, Iran and Kuwait met in Baghdad, Iraq to establish the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, a permanent intergovernmental organization designed to offset the influence of foreign oil companies. Membership has since expanded to include Algeria, Angola, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.

Official Website:
http://www.opec.org

Location:
Vienna, Austria

Founding Date:
10-Dec-1959

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alí Rodríguez Araque	Government	9-Sep-1937		Secretary General of OPEC, 2001-02
Edmund Daukoru	Government	13-Oct-1943		Secretary General of OPEC
King Faisal	Royalty	1904	25-Mar-1975	King of Saudi Arabia, 1964-75
Chakib Khelil	Government	8-Aug-1939		Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines
Rilwanu Lukman	Government	26-Aug-1938	21-Jul-2014	Secretary General of OPEC, 1995-2000
Ali Naimi	Government	2-Aug-1935		Saudi Minister of Oil
Hussain al-Shahristani	Government	1942		Iraqi Minister of Oil
Alvaro Silva-Calderón	Government	1931		Secretary General of OPEC, 2002-03
Subroto	Government	19-Sep-1928		Secretary General of OPEC, 1988-94
Ahmed Zaki Yamani	Government	30-Jun-1930		Former Saudi Minister of Oil
Purnomo Yusgiantoro	Government	16-Jun-1951		Indonesian Minister of Energy

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