# Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud

_Saudi Arabian businessman, investor and royal_

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Last updated: 2026-11-06

> Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 March 1955 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Jeddah ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Saudi Arabia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; philanthropist; investor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P106))
- **Education:** Syracuse University; Menlo College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P69))
- **Spouse:** Ameera al-Taweel; Dalal bint Saud Al Saud ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P26))
- **Awards:** Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud; Order of the cavalier of Madara; National Order of Burkina Faso; Order of Diplomatic Service Merit; Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Order of the Republic of The Gambia; Grand Officer of the National Order of the Cedar; Commander of the National Order of the Cedar; Order of the Star of Africa; National Order of Madagascar; Commander of the National Order of Mali; Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau; Order of the Umayyads; Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** Alwaleed_Talal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud born?**  
Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud was born on 7 March 1955 in Jeddah.

**Where did Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud study?**  
Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud was educated at Syracuse University, Menlo College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Waleed_bin_Talal_Al_Saud) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q293679](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293679) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Al Waleed bin Talal 2015.jpg by Hamit erik (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Al_Waleed_bin_Talal_2015.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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