Amin H. Al-Nasser

Amin Hassan Naser (Arabic: أمين حسن الناصر‎) is the President and CEO of the Saudi Arabian oil company (Saudi Aramco), the world’s largest oil producer. He became acting president and chief executive in May 2015 before assuming the position permanently in September 2015. During his tenure at Aramco, he has criticized fossil fuel divestment and promoted expansion and investment into oil production. Education Nasser holds a Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran. He completed the Saudi Aramco Management Development Seminar in Washington, D.C., in 1999; the Saudi Aramco Global Business Program in 2000; and the Senior Executive Program at Columbia University in 2002. Career Nasser began his career with Saudi Aramco in 1982 as an engineer in the oil production department and proceeded to work in drilling and reservoir management. In 1997, he became manager of the Ras Tanura Producing Department. Later he became manager of the Northern Area Production Engineering Department, as well as the Safaniya Aramco.com Offshore and Onshore Producing Departments. He was appointed Chief Petroleum Engineer in 2004 and became Senior Vice President of Saudi Aramco’s Upstream operations in 2008. Nasser became acting President and CEO of Aramco in May 2015, and was made permanent in September 2015. As CEO, he led the company’s response to drone and missile attacks on its facilities in September 2019.