Al Waleed Bin Talal (also spelled Waleed bin Talal) (Arabic: الوليد بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) (born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian business tycoon and investor. He is a member of the Saudi royal family.
He is the founder, CEO, and 95%-owner[2] of Kingdom Holding Company. As of March 2012, his personal wealth was estimated to be US $18 billion.[1] Arabian Business ranked him as the most influential Arab in the world.[3] As of October 2012, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index listed Talal as the 16th-richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of US $23.9 billion.[4]
Early life and education
Al Waleed bin Talal was born on 7 March 1955. His parents are Prince Talal and Mona Al Solh, daughter of Riad Al Solh, Lebanon's first Prime Minister after its independence.[5] Al Waleed is Prince Talal's second son. Therefore, Al Waleed is the grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder Ibn Saud.
Al Waleed received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Menlo College in California in 1979. He then received a Master's degree in Social Science with honors from Syracuse University in 1985.[1]
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