Abdullah S. Jum'ah

Abdallah S. Jum'ah (; born 1941) is a prominent Saudi business executive and the former president and CEO of Saudi Aramco, a position he held from January 1995 to December 2008.

He serves as a director of The Saudi Investment Bank and has been a director of Halliburton since 15 July 2010.

Early life and education Jum'ah was born in al-Khobar,

Jum'ah was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hankuk University, Seoul in April 2007.

Professional life

Early years at Aramco: 1968 - 1995 After his graduation in 1968, Jum'ah joined Aramco (presently, Saudi Aramco), initially in the government affairs department and later in the public relations department as the general supervisor of publications. He was promoted to department manager in 1975.

He led the company's downstream expansion, or international distribution of Saudi Aramco's products; his stated goals were to "protect and potentially increase the market share of Arabian crude, maximize the revenues from the sale of Arabian crude, and provide secure outlets through strategic alliances with refining companies in our major markets" . He was instrumental in the creation of joint ventures with international firms in the United States (1988), South Korea (1991), the Philippines (1994), and Greece (1995). He was named to the company's board of directors in 1994. He was by succeeded by Khalid A. Al-Falih.

Board memberships Jum'ah currently serves as a director of The Saudi Investment Bank and of the Saudi Arabian Supreme Council of Petroleum and Mineral Affairs. On 15 July 2010, he was appointed as the Director, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and Member of Health, Safety & Environment Committee of Halliburton.

He has served as the chairman of Motiva Enterprises, a joint venture of Saudi Aramco, Shell, and Texaco based in Houston, Texas and was on the boards of the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council, Aramco Services Company, Saudi Refining, S-Oil, Petron Corporation, Motor Oil Hellas, and Saudi Petroleum International.

Jum'ah has been a trustee of the American University in Cairo since 1998. He was selected as winner of the prestigious Petroleum Executive of the Year Award for 2005.