Al-Waleed bin Talal
Al-Waleed bin Talal
Al-Waleed Bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud is a Saudi business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is a member of the Saudi royal family...
NationalitySaudi Arabian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 March 1955
Al-Waleed bin Talal quotes about
important ethics
Ethics to me is very important.
kings people arabia
You know, in Saudi Arabia, there is a body of 40 people - 34 people exactly, that once the succession comes, they will meet and they will elect a king in there.
fighting compassion government
Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical. There are pockets of extremism in Israel, in the U.S. and in the Muslim world. But we have to fight them with reason, with logic and with compassion.
people saudi-arabia poverty
You know, Saudi Arabia has a lot of poverty also. Regardless about what you hear about the viceroy and people being rich, et cetera.
inspiration billionaire ifs
If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all.
responsibility world advantage
It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place
country capacity very-happy
I will always serve my country in any capacity, but I'm very happy with what I'm doing right now.
running investing wheels
My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
america management stakes
I own almost 100 hotels in North America. Some of them are only in management, but some of them we have some small stakes in them.
country saudi-arabia compare
I'm telling you, you can't compare Saudi Arabia to other countries.
speak-english internet-users incapable
Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.
fire play
You cannot play with fire.
real media news
Well, you know, News Corp is the only real media global - that has a global presence that's involved in TV production, in movies, in publishing, in newspapers, digital media, et cetera. So for a company like that to function, clearly it does not depend only on Rupert Murdoch or James Murdoch.
middle-east force company
One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East. It has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music.