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...guiding force of the Arab oil strategy is the shrewd, durable and ascetic leader of Saudi Arabia, King Feisal ibn Abdul Aziz al Saud. Feisal's raw desert kingdom sits atop the world's richest oil deposit; the best estimates of Saudi Arabia's proven reserves run to 137 billion bbl.?one-fifth of the world's total. Feisal's oil wealth has made him a combination banker and big brother to the Arab nations. He also commands special respect among the world's 471 million Moslems because his kingdom embraces Islam's two holiest cities, Mecca and Medina...
...fine Arabian horses into desert battles and is said to have killed other men in close combat. Today he is guiding Saudi Arabia toward wealth and prominence, and doing much to mold the destiny of the oil-thirsty world. Perhaps more than any other ruler, King Feisal ibn Abdul Aziz al Saud, 67, is a living symbol of the idiosyncracies and aspirations of his country. To the Saudis, he is a kind of Winston Churchill or Sun Yat-sen and, in the best sense, a godfather...
...lnvestissements Internationaux (or FRAB), started in Paris in 1969 by the Kuwait Investment Co. in partnership with the French Société Générale and the Société de Banque Suisse. It has $180 million in assets, and its vice president is Abdel Aziz El Sagar, former speaker of Kuwait's Parliament...
Cairo's latest political joke: President Anwar Sadat was having trouble finding a new Premier to replace newly ousted Aziz Sidky. When he offered the job to yet another prospect, the nominee protested, "Anwar, Anwar, what have I done to you to make you hate me so much...
...until May to introduce some fundamental reforms in their departments. Enlarging the Cabinet from 31 to 37 members, he added two generals in an effort to apply some military efficiency to civilian affairs. He also named four Deputy Premiers who will serve as heads of superagencies. One is Abdel Aziz Hegazi, a tough financial expert and advocate of austerity, who will oversee the treasury and economics. Another is Mohammed Abdel Kader Hatem, who will control culture and information and sit in for Sadat as acting Premier when that becomes necessary. Next to Sadat, Hatem figures to be the most important...