--- title: "2 Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari Quotes - Famous Chemical engineer (The Last of the Khans)" description: "Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari was an Iranian author and oil expert employed by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). He held a number of senior positi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari-11421.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari-11421.jpg) # Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari (1945–2007) Chemical Engineer Iran **2** quotes in **24** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari was a chemical engineer from Iran, best known for *The Last of the Khans*. ## Quick Facts About Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari Born January 1, 1945 Died October 30, 2007 Nationality Iran Profession Chemical Engineer Notable works The Last of the Khans ## About Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari was an Iranian author and oil expert employed by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). He held a number of senior positions with this organization beginning in 1971. He was also an adviser to the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre. ## Quotes by Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari > [The big risk in Saudi Arabia is that Ghawar's rate of decline increases to an alarming point. That will set bells ringing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari/the-big-risk-in-saudi-arabia-is-that-ghawar-s-rate-of-decline/) [Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari/) [Arabia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arabia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari-1_arabia_the-big-risk-in-saudi-arabia-is-that-gha_776117.jpg) > [In my humble opinion, we should now have reached peak oil. So it is high time to close this critical chapter in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari/in-my-humble-opinion-we-should-now-have-reached-peak-oil-so-it-is/) [Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari/) [Chapters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chapters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari-1_chapters_in-my-humble-opinion-we-should-now-have_2456034.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-morteza-samsam-bakhtiari/#itemlist", "name": "Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The big risk in Saudi Arabia is that Ghawar's rate of decline increases to an alarming point. 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