Saudi Arabian royal, businessman and investor (born 1955)
In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud
Al Waleed in April 2015
Years active
1979–present
Alma mater
Menlo College Syracuse University
Born
(1955-03-07) 7 March 1955 (age 69)[1] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1]
Spouse
Dalal bint Saud Al Saud
(m. 1976; div. 1994)
Iman Al Sudairi
(m. 1996; div. 1997)
Kholood Al Anazi
(m. 1999; div. 2004)
Ameera al-Taweel
(m. 2008; div. 2014)
Issue
Prince Khaled Princess Reem
House
Al Saud
Father
Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mother
Mona El Solh
Occupation
Chairman and CEO of Kingdom Holding Company
Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud (Arabic: الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist, and royal member of the House of Saud. In 2008, he was listed on Time magazine's Time 100, an annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world.[2] Al Waleed is a grandson of Abdulaziz, the first king of Saudi Arabia, and of Riad Al Solh, Lebanon's first prime minister.
Al Waleed is the founder, chief executive officer and 95 percent owner[3] of the Kingdom Holding Company, a company with investments in companies in the financial services, tourism and hospitality, mass media, entertainment, retail, agriculture, petrochemicals, aviation, technology, and real-estate sectors.[4] In 2013, the company had a market capitalization of over $18 billion.[5] He owns Paris' Four Seasons Hotel George V and part of New York's Plaza Hotel.[6][7]Time has called him the "Arabian Warren Buffett".[8][9] In November 2017, Forbes listed Al Waleed as the 7th-richest man in the world, with a net worth of $39.8 billion.[10][11]
On 4 November 2017, Al Waleed and other prominent Saudis (including fellow billionaires Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and Saleh Abdullah Kamel) were arrested in Saudi Arabia, in a purge that the Saudi government characterized as an anti-corruption drive.[12][13] The allegations against Al Waleed include money laundering, bribery, and extorting officials.[14]
Some of the detainees were held in the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh.[15] Al Waleed was released from detention on 27 January 2018, following a financial settlement of some kind, after nearly three months in detention.[16][17] In March 2018 he was dropped from the World's Billionaires list due to lack of current information.[18] He was listed in the 'Top 100 most powerful Arabs' from 2013 to 2021 by Gulf Business.[19][20][21]
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^Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, billionaire investor, is released from custody in Saudi Arabia, relative says Archived 27 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
^Waleed-freed-after-settlement-doc-y10ws2 "Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed freed after 'settlement'". Agence France-Presse. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018. The prince was released following an undisclosed financial agreement with the government, similar to deals that authorities struck with most other detainees in exchange for their freedom.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^Ben Hubbard, Billionaire Saudi Prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, Is Freed From Detention Archived 27 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times (27 January 2017).
^Dolan, Kerry (6 March 2018). "Why No Saudi Arabians Made The Forbes Billionaires List This Year". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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