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Who Is Amin Nasser, Aramco’s President and CEO?

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Last updated: October 23, 2026

Amin H. Nasser is the President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, the role he has held since 2015. A petroleum engineer by training who joined the company in 1982, Nasser led Aramco through its record-setting 2019 initial public offering and now oversees the world’s largest oil-producing company as it navigates softer oil prices, AI-driven efficiency programs and the Kingdom’s broader energy diversification strategy.

Who Is Amin Nasser?

Amin H. Nasser is a Saudi petroleum engineer and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco, a position he has held since 2015. He also sits on Aramco’s Board of Directors. Over a four-decade career at the company, Nasser rose from an entry-level engineering role to run the state oil giant through its most significant financial and strategic transformation, including its public listing and a major push into downstream expansion, gas and new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Current Role

As President and CEO, Nasser leads Aramco’s upstream oil and gas operations, its downstream refining and chemicals business, and its growing international investment portfolio, reporting to the company’s board. He has described Aramco’s AI adoption as having generated an estimated $6 billion in value in 2023–2024, with a further $3–5 billion expected from deployments starting in 2025, and in 2026 announced a $3 billion share buyback program over 18 months. He also serves on outside boards, including BlackRock and the Saudi AI company HUMAIN, and participates in international forums such as the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council.

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Career

Nasser joined Saudi Aramco in 1982 as an engineer in the company’s oil production department. He advanced through a series of technical and managerial roles over the following decades, and in 2008 was appointed Senior Vice President of Upstream, where he led what the company describes as its largest capital investment program across its integrated oil and gas portfolio. He was named President and CEO in 2015. Under his leadership, Aramco completed its initial public offering on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in December 2019, raising $25.6 billion in what was, at the time, the largest IPO on record.

Education

Nasser holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He later completed the Senior Executive Program at Columbia Business School in 2002.

Energy-Sector Role

As head of the world’s largest oil-producing company by output, Nasser is one of the most closely watched voices in global energy markets. He has used public appearances, including Aramco’s quarterly results calls and industry conferences such as CERAWeek, to comment on global spare capacity, inventory levels and investment trends in upstream oil and gas. In October 2026, he warned that global oil inventories were “scarily thin,” a comment that drew wide coverage across energy media.

Companies and Projects

Nasser’s career has been entirely at Saudi Aramco, spanning its transformation from a wholly state-owned national oil company into a partially listed public company with international refining, chemicals and gas investments. Beyond Aramco, he serves on the board of asset manager BlackRock and of HUMAIN, a Saudi state-backed artificial intelligence venture, reflecting Aramco’s expanding push into AI and digital infrastructure under his tenure.

Timeline

Year	Milestone
1982	Joins Saudi Aramco as an engineer in the oil production department
2008	Appointed Senior Vice President of Upstream
2015	Appointed President and CEO of Saudi Aramco
December 2019	Leads Aramco through its $25.6 billion IPO on the Saudi Exchange
2020	Named Energy Intelligence’s Energy Executive of the Year
2026	Announces $3 billion share buyback and details AI value-creation program at WEF Davos

Sources: Aramco corporate biography; Energy Magazine; World Economic Forum.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Amin Nasser?

Amin H. Nasser is the President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, a role he has held since 2015. He joined the company as an engineer in 1982 and previously served as Senior Vice President of Upstream.

How long has Amin Nasser been CEO of Aramco?

Nasser has been President and CEO of Saudi Aramco since 2015, making him one of the longest-serving leaders among the world’s largest oil companies.

What is Amin Nasser’s educational background?

He holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and completed Columbia Business School’s Senior Executive Program in 2002.