Ahmed Zaki Yamani vs Buzz Aldrin
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930–2021) and Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 91 years, from 1930 to 2021.
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Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930–2021)
- — Born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Verified
- — Graduated in law from Cairo University Verified
- — Studied law at New York University and Harvard Law School Verified
- — Appointed Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Verified
- — Led Saudi oil policy during the 1973 oil embargo Verified
- — Taken hostage at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna Verified
- — Dismissed as oil minister by King Fahd Verified
- — Founded the Centre for Global Energy Studies in London Verified
- — Died in London, United Kingdom Verified
Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)
- — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
- — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
- — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
- — Left NASA Verified
- — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified