Al-Waleed bin Talal
7 March 1955 – present
Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Saud is a Saudi businessman and member of the Saudi royal family. He founded Kingdom Holding Company in 1980 and built an international investment portfolio spanning banking, hotels, media and technology, including a large stake in Citicorp acquired in 1991. In 2017 he was detained for several weeks in Riyadh during a government anti-corruption campaign before being released.
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Life events
He was born in Jeddah, the son of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz and Mona Al Solh.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first marriage, to a daughter of King Saud, produced two children, Khaled and Reem; the couple later divorced.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Menlo College.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe established the Riyadh-based investment company that became the vehicle for his business holdings.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed a master's degree in social science at Syracuse University in New York.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe bought a large stake in the troubled US bank Citicorp, an investment that became the cornerstone of his international portfolio.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe company sold a minority stake to the public in an initial offering on the Tadawul.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was among dozens of princes, ministers and businessmen held at the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh from November 2017 until his release in January 2018.
Source: en.wikipedia.org