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Al-Waleed bin Talal

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Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud (Arabic: الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, and a House of Saud royal. In 2008, he was listed on Time magazine's Time 100, an annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world. 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 (CEO) and 95 percent owner of the Kingdom Holding Company, a Saudi conglomerate company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Waleed bin Talal is the 151st most popular businessperson (down from 113th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 127th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Al-Waleed bin Talal ranks 151 out of 847. Before him are Christina Onassis, William Randolph Hearst, Pierre Bergé, Masayoshi Son, Elizabeth Arden, and Hiroshi Yamauchi. After him are Henry J. Heinz, Ren Zhengfei, Martha Stewart, François Pinault, Larry Flynt, and Lorenzo Sanz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Al-Waleed bin Talal ranks 65. Before him are Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Asif Ali Zardari, Billy Bob Thornton, François Cluzet, Zucchero Fornaciari, and Safet Sušić. After him are Emine Erdoğan, Eddie Van Halen, Jorge Valdano, Jean Tigana, S. Jaishankar, and Ante Gotovina.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Waleed bin Talal ranks 119 out of 354. Before him are Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Idris I of Morocco (743), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), and Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607). After him are Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), and Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Saudi Arabia

Among businesspeople born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Waleed bin Talal ranks 2. Before him are Adnan Khashoggi (1935). After him are Mansour Ojjeh (1952), and Ameera al-Taweel (1983).

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