Al-Waleed bin Talal

Businessman

1955-03-07

Al-Waleed bin Talal is a Saudi businessman, investor, and member of the Saudi royal family. He is widely known for international investments through Kingdom Holding Company.

Quotes by Al-Waleed bin Talal

Saudi Arabia has stability. The social contract and the political contract between the king and the rulers and the royal family and the ruled people in Saudi Arabia is very strong and the bondage is so solid.
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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.
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I believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause.
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The legacy of Steve Jobs and the strength of Steve Jobs is that he established a company that's clearly firing on all cylinders and clicking very well.
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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.
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The lesson is that, No. 1, this management has to be at the highest class possible. No. 2, they have to have a succession plan.
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Actually, King Abdullah, under his supervision and guidance, has established a dialogue in Saudi Arabia whereby all the population, whether Shiite or Sunnis from north, south, west or east, they can get together and exchange their views.
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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.
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I believe Twitter, right now, is just finishing the venture capital phase, getting into a maturity level.
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My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
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