Wall Street Journal | Rivals, Admirers Lament Saudi Oil Minister's Exit Wall Street Journal For more than 20 years, Ali al-Naimi was a singular force in global oil markets as Saudi Arabia's oil minister, tangling with his Iranian counterpart, charming Texas oilmen and keeping a lid on the fractious rivalries within the Organization of the ... Oil 'maestro' al-Naimi exits, signaling an end to the 'Saudi put' Saudi Arabia government overhaul sees oil minister removed Khalid al-Falih takes the helm of Saudi Arabia's oil ministry |