Prince Alwaleed bin Talal business Techniques and Success secrets

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal business Techniques and Success secrets

Business ventures of Prince AlWalid Bin Talal

Business ventures of Prince AlWalid Bin Talal

Prince AlWalid established a number of business ventures, initially focusing on construction and real estate. The Prince is currently chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, a company he officially founded in 1996 which invested along side other entities controlled by HRH, in various sectors ranging from banking to broadcasting & media or hospitality.

Prince Walid bin Talal & Friendship with Bill Gates

Prince Walid bin Talal & Friendship with Bill Gates

It has been another sign of honor for HRH Prince AlWalid, because he has successfully maintained his position at the very top of this year's Power List. In the last few months he has become particularly close to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. After attending a dinner at Gates' Bellevue, Washington home, AlWalid agreed to explore ways to assist Microsoft's expansion in Saudi Arabia.

Prince Khalid, son of Prince AlWalid Bin Talal

Prince Khalid, son of Prince AlWalid Bin Talal

Prince Khalid is a son of Prince AlWalid Bin Talal. Prince Khalid is sitting in the office, in the kingdom tower. Inside the office national and company flange is making it more attractive. He used to stay in the business affairs and assist to his father.

Prince Waleed & Relations with billionaires

Prince Waleed & Relations with billionaires

The Prince's influence stretches far beyond the business world - he has very close ties to many Western leaders, and is a prominent philanthropist. More immediately, AlWalid, Gates and Isadore Sharp (chief executive of the Four Seasons hotel group) have teamed up to buy the Four Seasons group for US$3.37bn. 

International philanthropist , HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz

International philanthropist , HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz

Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz was born 1935 in Taif, Saudi Arabia. HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz is an international philanthropist who has initiated and patronized many development projects in third world countries, particularly for women and children.  HRH Prince Talal's international activities began in the early 1980s when he served as a UNICEF special envoy.

Leading international humanitarian funding agency in Saudi Arabia

Leading international humanitarian funding agency in Saudi Arabia

HRH Prince Talal is the president of the Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), a leading international humanitarian funding agency and a partner of 17 United Nations' organizations. HRH is also the president of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development, the Arab Network for Non-Governmental Organizations and the Arab Women Centre for Training and Research. HRH Prince Talal has received international recognition for his humanitarian work for women and children in third world countries.

Princess Amira Altaweel of Saudi Arabia

Princess Amira Altaweel of Saudi Arabia

Prince Waleed & Political involvement in Saudi Arabia

Prince Waleed & Political involvement in Saudi Arabia

Prince Al-Walid is not part of the ruling executive within the House of Saud and has generally kept out of politics. However, he has recently started to make overt political statements in his press releases and interviews. 

Prince Waleed, dominant power broker in middle east

Prince Waleed, dominant power broker in middle east

During two high-profile visits to Beirut for the March 2002 Arab League summit and the opening of his $140 million Movenpick hotel in July, he sharply criticized the economic policies of Prime Minister Hariri and met with his political rivals. Moreover, the Prince has fanned media speculation that he aspires to replace Hariri.

Grand Mosque project in Carthage, Tunisia

Grand Mosque project in Carthage, Tunisia

Sensitive to accusations that his investment portfolio and political statements reflect a pro-Western bias, Al-Walid has been careful to shore up his reputation among the broader Saudi and Arab public. His donations to religious institutions regularly make headlines. In December 2001, he announced that he would build 50 new mosques in Saudi Arabia, where he has previously funded the construction of 39 mosques. In May, he donated $4 million to the Grand Mosque project in Carthage, Tunisia and $2 million to a mosque in Lebanon.

Arabian Warren Buffett, Unsolved Mysteries

Arabian Warren Buffett, Unsolved Mysteries

Although Time magazine once hailed the Prince as an “Arabian Warren Buffett,” there is a striking difference between the investment practices of Al-Walid and his American counterpart. While the Prince has displayed remarkable acumen in deciding when to buy stocks, financial experts say he has demonstrated little knack for knowing when to sell. In fact, he has rarely parted with any major investments. As a result, while the returns on his Citigroup shares have been quite exceptional, the performance of his subsequent investments has been unimpressive. “If the Prince were an American mutual fund,” The Economist concluded in 1999, “his performance would rank in the bottom half of the industry.”