Wall Street Journal | Saudi Arabia's Powerful Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi Is Fired Wall Street Journal RIYADH—Saudi Arabia fired long-serving oil minister Ali al-Naimi, one of the industry's most powerful figures, on Saturday. Mr. Naimi will be replaced with Khalid al-Falih, chairman of state oil company Aramco. The royal decree, announced via state ... Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 is remarkable, but it will still need oil in four years Saudi Arabia Replaces Oil Minister Amid Shuffle, Al Arabiya Says Falling prices of oil |