Alí Rodríguez Araque (9 September 1937 – 19 November 2018)[1] was a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and diplomat.

[2] He was the leader of the political party Patria Para Todos ("Fatherland for All") and occupied various positions in the government of President Hugo Chávez, such as oil advisor, General Secretary of OPEC, President of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Minister of External Relations and Ambassador to Cuba.

Born in Ejido, Mérida, he received his legal certification from Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas in 1961.

He studied economics, specialising in crude oil[citation needed]; he wrote several works about the energy sector.

He remained in that position until November 2004 when Chávez appointed him foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle.