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
huge project
In Riyadh, there's going to be a huge project that will house at least 12,000 units with inhabitants of approximately 150,000 people. It's like a city within a city.
functions
Clearly, as a CEO, you have other functions that are managed by other people.
country
But each country has to advance and move at its own speed.
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.
running investing wheels
My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
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.
responsibility world advantage
It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place
inspiration billionaire ifs
If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all.
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.
country war years
The issue of Palestine has been there since more than 60 years. But more important since 1967 when the war was, ended in the defeat of some Arab countries.
looks four fields
So, if you look at what's common among some of the companies I have, including the Four Seasons, NewsCorp, George V, the Plaza, these are all irreplaceable brands in their own fields.
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.
fire play
You cannot play with fire.