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Chakib Khelil
Algerian political figure (born 1939)
Chakib Khelil | |
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Chakib Khelil, May 2009 | |
| Born | (1939-08-08) 8 August 1939 (age 85) Oujda, Morocco |
| Occupation(s) | former Minister of Energy and Mines |
Chakib Khelil (Arabic: شكيب خليل; born 8 August 1939) is an Algerian political figure who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of Energy and Mines from 1999 to 2010.
Early life and education
Khelil was born on 8 August 1939 in Oujda, Morocco.[1] He received a bachelor and master degrees in mining and petroleum engineering from Ohio State University in 1964 and 1965, respectively. He also obtained a doctorate in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University in 1968.[1]
Career
After working in the United States for a few years with Shell, Phillips Petroleum and D.R.
McCord & Associates, Khelil joined Sonatrach in 1971 as head of its reservoir engineering department while being president of Alcore, a joint ve