Al-Walid Ben Talal Ben Abd Al-Aziz Al Saoud

Al-Walid Ben Talal Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saoud (rear RTL الوليدبنطلالبنعبدالعزيزالسعود) known as also Al-Walid Ben Talal Ibn Saoud , or more simply prince Al-Walid (or with English Al-Waleed) is a prince and Saoudi business man born the March 7th 1955.

He is member of the princely Famille Ibn Saoud, wire of the prince Talal Ben Abdel Aziz Ibn Saoud, grandson of the king Abdel Aziz Ibn Saoud, founder of the dynasty.

His/her mother is Muna are-Solh, girl of the first 1st minister Lebanon board Riyadh are-Solh.

Its business

In March 2007, its fortune was evaluated by Forbes to 20.3 billion dollars, to the 13 {{E}} world rank, but contrary to the other princes of the Pétrole, it built its fortune by buying and selling various companies.

It is thus an important business man via the Kingdom Holding Company, which holds shares in many multinationals:

in the bank (Citigroup) - Its more good deal is to be entered the capital of this bank, today, more the large bank of the world;
in the construction industry;
in the real estate;
in hotel trade: 180 hotels of which the Hotel George-V with Paris;
principal shareholder after Disney of Euro Disney SCA of which it holds 10 % of the capital, owner of the Disneyland Brings out Paris;
owner of the musical label Rotana;
in the media with 5,5% of News Corporation;
but also AOL, Motorola, EBay and well of others.

It has as an intermediary the business man free-Tunisian Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi.

Its positioning in Islam

It is a Moslem attached to his religion which achieves in an assiduous way the five obligatory daily prayers, however, it is a personality rather progressist of its country, by testifying its decision to pay in a woman, Hanadi Hindi, her expenses of training of air pilot before engaging it. Because for him, truth Islam must be authentic. Besides it hopes to create an Arab television channel to promote its vision - and it preaches for fraternity between the three religions Monothéiste S and the agreement between the people. It wishes to improve perception of its country and to reinforce its relations with the Occident by always keeping its traditions. Thus there uses modern technology but remains surrounded by Bedouin S of the desert.

In the interview, data with the emission “closed Area”, it explains why the Christian , the Moslems and the Juif S, must be put on an equal footing, and that Bin Laden is a character whom it does not wish to meet. He says himself revolted by this “ small group of men which kidnapped our religion ”.

Always near to the population, of easiest with humblest, he likes to take refuge in the desert with his Bedouin friends.

Anecdotes

Divorced three times, its palate comprise 317 parts.

Al-Walid Ben Talal has two personal planes, a Boeing 747 and a Airbus A340 with interior installations of luxury. During a certain time, it had of it even a third, a Boeing 727, before it is sold, by SMS because “the businesses go quickly”. The November 12th 2007 it orders the first Airbus A380 personal, named Flying Palace.

Prince Al-Walid also has a collection of personal vehicles, of which it has each one in double. A vehicle for him, another for its bodyguards. Among his collection, one finds two Hummer H2. The only car which it has in single specimen is a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

It has a satellite system of television of 180 chains in each one of its vehicles.

In waiting of the largest yacht deprived in the world (175 m approximately whose construction soon will start), it is satisfied with the yacht repurchased with the American billionaire Donald Trump] which itself had repurchased it then lengthened to try to make of it the largest private yacht - without success, those of Al Rashid and with late king d' Arbie being definitely longer; its preceding owner was the sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, which used it forever; the ship had been built for Adnan Kashoggi and had been baptized name of his/her daughter " Nabila". It appeared under the name of " Flying Saucer" in the James Bond last with Sean Connery " Never say never again", 1983 like den floating of malicious of servic renamed Kingdom 5KR of 85,95 Mr.

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