Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud

**Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud** (; born 30 July 1954) is a member of the Saudi Royal Family. He is the nephew of the Saudi Arabian King Abdullah. An entrepreneur and international investor but without real political power within the House of Saud or in Saudi Arabia, he has amassed a fortune through investments in real estate and the stock market.As of March 2010, his net worth is estimated at US$19.4 billion, up from $13.3 billion, according to Forbes, making him the 19th richest person in the world on their list published in March 2010.  He has been nicknamed by _Time_ magazine as the _Arabian Warren Buffett_.

Talal bought the super yacht Kingdom5KR. It had been owned by Donald Trump and called the "Trump Princess". The yacht, built in 1979, was used in the James Bond movie, Never Say Never Again. It has 11 cabins, can take 22 guests and has a crew of 31.

On 4 November 2017, he was arrested in Saudi Arabia, in an anti-corruption raid,  together with, among others, Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and Saleh Abdullah Kamel.
Al-Waleed was released from detention on 27 January 2018, following a financial settlement of some kind, after nearly three months in detention. In March 2018 he was dropped from the World's Billionaires list due to lack of current information.

## Early life and education

Al-Waleed was born in Jeddah on 30 July 1954 to Prince Talal bin Abdul-Aziz, long-time-known as _The Red Prince_, and Mona Al Solh, daughter of Riad Al Solh (Lebanon's first prime minister).

### Saudi Arabian national honours

|Ribbon bar|Honour|
| --- | --- |
||Member 1st Class of the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud|

### Foreign honors

|Ribbon bar|Country|Honour|
| --- | --- | --- |
|||Member 1st Class of the Khalifiyyeh Order of Bahrain|
|||Grand Officer of the National Order of Benin|
|||Member 1st Class of the Family Order of Laila Utama|
|||Member 1st Class of the Order of the Balkan Mountains|
|||Commander of the National Order of Burkina Faso|
|||Grand Cross of the National Order of the Republic of Burundi|
|||Grand Officier of the National Order of Chad|
|||Commander of the Star Anjouan|
|||Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit of Central African Republic|
|||Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Star of Djibouti|
|||Commander of the Legion of Honour|
|||Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit of Gabon|
|||Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia|
|||Companion of the Order of the Volta|
|||Commander of the National Order of Merit of Guinea|
|||Grand Cross of the Order of Independence|
|||Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan|
|||Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast|
|||Grand Cordon of the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya|
|||Grand Officer	of the National Order of the Cedar|
|||Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Africa|
|||Grand Cross of the National Order of Madagascar|
|||Commander of the National Order of Merit of Mauritania|
|||Grand Cordon of the Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin|
|||Grand Officier of the National Order of Mali|
|||Companions of the National Order of Merit (Malta)|
|||Grand Officier of the Order of Grimaldi|
|||Grand Cordon of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite|
|||Officier of the Order of Orange-Nassau|
|||Grand Cordon of the National Order of Merit of Niger|
|||Second Class of Nishan-e-Pakistan|
|||Grand Officier of Order of Sikatuna|
|||Grand Officier of the National Order of the Lion|
|||Grand Gordon of the Order of the Republic (Sierra Leone)|
|||Sungnye Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit|
|||Grand Cordon of the Republic of the Sudan|
|||Member 1st Class of the Order of the Umayyads|
|||Grand Cordon of the Order of Brilliant Star|
|||Grand Officier of the Order of Mono|
|||Grand Officier of the Order of the Republic|
|||Medal of the Friendship Order|
|||Companion of the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa|

## Personal life

Al-Waleed has been married four times.

## Further reading

- John Rossant, _The Prince: A Biography of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal_ (HarperCollins, 2001)
- Riz Khan, _Alwaleed: Businessman, Billionaire, Prince_ (HarperCollins, 2005)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Saud
- **image**:
- **native name lang**: ar
- **birth place**: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- **nationality**: Saudis, Saudi Arabian
- **occupation**: Chairman and CEO of Kingdom Holding Company
- **family**: House of Saud, Saud
- **yearsactive**: 1978–present
- **spouse**: Dalal bint Saud bin Abdulaziz (divorced)
Eman bint Naser bin Abdullah al Sudairi (divorced)
Ameera al-Taweel (divorced)