HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal CV

1 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Profile The man and vision behind one of the world’s most successful international holding companies, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), has been named twice by Forbes magazine as one of the smartest and most creative investors in the world. Such a portrayal encapsulates the remarkable achievements of His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, founder and chairman of one of the world’s most successful and diversified financial investment enterprises. Prince Alwaleed was born in 1955, he is the grandson of two remarkable, and in some ways legendary, historical figures, King Abdulaziz Alsaud, founder and first ruler of Saudi Arabia, and Riad El Solh, an iconic statesman in Lebanon’s drive for independence and its first Prime Minister. The uncommon achievements of those two personages must have loomed large in shaping Prince Alwaleed’s propensity towards excellence, as became evident in his school years. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Menlo College in California in l979, and his Masters in Social Sciences with Honors from Syracuse University in New York in 1985. In recognition of his business and civic accomplishments, Prince Alwaleed has been the recipient of numerous honors and accolades from many organizations, societies, monarchs and heads of state. These include 23 Honorary Doctorates from universities in the U.S., Britain, Korea, Egypt, Malaysia, Ghana, Palestine, Philippines, Tunisia and Uganda, Indonesia, Bulgaria and Madagascar. The citations accompanying these honors particularly point to his financial contributions to education, international understanding, coexistence,

ميحرلا نمحرلا هللا مسب

«ا ذ ه ن م ل ض ف يب ر»

«This is by the grace of my Lord»

Chairman, Kingdom Holding Company


and to the provision of assistance to the victims of natural disasters, as well as to the poor and needy, irrespective of nationality, race or creed. Kingdom Holding Company Founded in 1980, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), is a publicly traded company which was listed on Tadawul (the Saudi Stock Exchange) in July 2007. KHC is one of the world’s most successful and diversified business organizations, highly respected in the field of investments and recognized as an elite player in the Arabian Gulf region and internationally. KHC’s portfolio has its main interests in local and international investments that include landmark hotel properties, hotel management companies, real estate, financial services, technology, media, entertainment, retail, agriculture, petrochemicals and aviation. Landmark hotel properties include the George V in Paris, the newly renovated Fairmont Plaza in New York City and The Savoy in London, in addition to the Fairmont in San Francisco and Four Seasons in Toronto. Hotel Management Companies include the following world-renowned brands: Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Raffles Hotels (which include Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel) and Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. KHC’s local investments include publicly listed companies such as Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), TASNEE (National Industrialization Company) and privately owned entities as National Air Services (NAS), Kingdom Hospital, Consulting Clinics, Kingdom City, Kingdom Centre including the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh, Kingdom Schools. KHC has two significant real estate developments, one in Jeddah aggregating 5.3 million sqm and over 1000m tower, and the other in East of Riyadh aggregating 16.7 million sqm. Moreover, the Company's international investment portfolio contains many blue-chip companies including Citigroup, News Corporation, Twitter, Time Warner, Apple Inc, Walt Disney Co., Disney Land, Paris and others. In addition to its public company activities, KHC is also extremely active in the area of private equity in Saudi Arabia and developing markets within the Middle East, Africa and Asia. HRH Private Investments Rotana Group & Alarab News Channel In addition, Rotana Group is the media investment arm of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal that is 80% owned personally and chaired by the Prince. Rotana is a multifaceted and diversified media company. Its extensive investments and involvements encompass, among others, an array of 12 television channels, radio stations, publications, media services, film productions, not to mention having the largest collection of Arabic movies in the world. Furthermore, 21Century Fox owns %19 stake in Rotana. Prince Alwaleed privately owns the new international news channel “Alarab”. The news channel will cover the latest developments around the world and will


also highlight political, social and economic issues in the Arab world and in Saudi Arabia. Alarab also has a an agreement with Bloomberg LP in which Bloomberg will support the creation of five-hours of financial and economic news programing throughout the day on the channel. The Alarab news channel is an independent venture from Kingdom Holding Company and the Rotana group that is an independent entity from KHC. Philanthropy: Prince Alwaleed is an avid supporter of peace all over the world through his charitable and humanitarian foundations (Alwaleed Foundations are independent entities from KHC): HRH’s philanthropic grants and donations over 80 countries ranging from Afghanistan to Japan; from Gaza to The Gambia, totaling more than $3 billion over the last 30 years. HRH has established three Foundations to handle his philanthropic activities across the globe under the slogan “Commitment Without Boundaries”: Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation in Saudi Arabia, Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation- Global registered in Lebanon and Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation in Lebanon. His foundations work locally, regionally and internationally to combat poverty, strengthen interfaith and intercultural dialogue and empower women and youth. The “Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation in Saudi Arabia” is chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud .The foundation encourages and supports organizations, studies, and academic centers focusing on empowering Saudi women, alleviating poverty, upgrading services provided to the population, and other social infrastructure issues that face the country. The foundation is also directly involved in major projects that provide direct aid to the citizens of Saudi Arabia ranging from medical aid to housing where hundreds of housing units have been provided to poor families as part of a 10 year project. Other projects the foundation is involved in include the distribution of electric generators to remote villages and, printing and the translation of the holy Quran into13 languages. “Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation – Global” that is also chaired by Prince Alwaleed,works to provide women and youth in the MENA region with economic and educational opportunities, through strategic philanthropic investments in sustainable projects of the Foundation’s various partner organizations. It tackles poverty and provides rapid aid in cases of natural disasters internationally. One of the many donations for rapid aid includes a substantial donation to South East Asia's Tsunami victims. The foundation also reframes perceptions of Islam and the West through dialogue, programs and educational centers around the world in order to promote a greater understanding between the different faiths and world views, part of which includes an endowment to the Louvre Museum in support of its collection of Islamic art. The “Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation” is Vice Chaired H.E. Ms. Leila El Solh covers all the Lebanese humanitarian issues and provides medical and health assistance, social assistance to orphanages, infirmaries, prisoners and the disabled and educational and cultivation assistance for the development of projects in the economical and agricultural sectors across all communities in the Lebanon. The foundation was awarded the Pontifical Medal by Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony to mark the occasion held at


the Vatican in 2008. The medal was in recognition of the achievement and efforts made by the Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation for encouraging tolerance between the different religious faiths and social groups in Lebanon, and promoting religious dialogue. Moreover, the medal acknowledged the foundation’s philanthropic activities and support to those in need regardless of their background and creed. Ms. El Solh personally received the medal from the Pope at the Vatican.

Family Background

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin AbdulAziz Alsaud was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in March, 1955 to Prince Talal Bin AbdulAziz Alsaud, son of the founder of Saudi Arabia, King AbdulAziz Alsaud, and to Princess Mona El-Solh, daughter of Riad El-Solh, the first Prime Minister of modern day Lebanon and a leader of Lebanese independence.

Education An interview with HRH

1979: B. Sc. in Business Administration, magna cum laude, Menlo College, California, 1985: M.A. in Social Science with honors, Syracuse University, For the first time in the communication media, a meeting with an eminent man had been broadcasted through more than 20 Arab space stations live on air at the same time. Five media figures held a dialogue with HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation where he tackled the impact of the ‘Arab Spring’ on the economic, political and social levels……resulting in wide reactions.


Honorary Degrees & Academic Awards

1 1992 Doctorate of Humane Letters, honoris causa, University of New Haven. 2 1998 Doctorate in Business Management, Kyungwon University in Seoul, Korea. 3 1999 Doctorate in Law, Syracuse University. 4 2002 Doctorate in Law, Exeter University. 5 2002 Doctorate in Law, American University in Cairo. 6 2004 Doctorate in Humanities, AlAqsa University in Gaza. 7 2004 Doctorate of Letters, honoris causa, University for Development Studies in Ghana. 8 2005 Honorary Doctorate of Letters, The Islamic University of Uganda, 9 2007 Honorary Doctorate, The University of the 7th of November at Carthage in Tunis. 10 2007 Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration with Distinction from the

International Islamic University in Malaysia. 11 2007 Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the International Centre for Education in

Islamic Finance in Malaysia. 12 2008 Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from the Commission on Higher

Education Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao & Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies in Philippines.

13 2008 Honorary Doctorate of Commercial Sciences -The St. John’s University,New York 14 2008 Honorary Doctorate of Management Science - Brawijaya University- Indonesia. 15 2009 Honorary Doctorate, honoris causa, from Thracian University in Bulgaria. 16 2009 Honorary Doctorate, honoris causa, from Madagascar University in Antananarivo. 17 2009 Honorary Doctorate, honoris causa,-Bangui University in Republic of Central Africa. 18 2010 Honorary Doctorate, honoris causa, from Edinburgh University in Scotland, 2010.

Received from the Chancellor ,Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 19 2010 Honorary Doctorate of Science, honoris causa-Sarajevo School of Science and

Technology, Bsonia & Herzegovina. 20 2010 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters-the Lebanese American University–LAU, Lebanon . 21 2011 Honorary doctorate from the Global Business School of Tarragona – Spain. 22 2011 Honorary doctorate in literature from the University of Khartoum. 23 2011 Honorary doctorate in Law, honoris causa -the University of Monash – Australia. 1999 Presidential Medal, University of New Haven,1999. 2010 The Vermeil Medal of Saint Joseph’s University – USJ,Lebanon.


Medals

1 1997

The Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by The Scientific Committee of the Italian Pio Manzù International Research Centre, as a token of recognition of the Prince’s highly successful and thriving career and outstanding business flair and acumen.

2 1997 The Star Decoration of the First Order; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the late, King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan, in recognition of the Prince’s regional and international investments and philanthropy.

3 1998 The National Cedar Decoration of the Commander Order, awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Former Lebanese President Elias Harawi in recognition of the Prince’s economic and social contributions to Lebanon.

4 1999 The Diplomatic Merit of the Heung Korean; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by President Kim Dae--Jung in recognition of the Prince’s investments in Korea

5 2000 The Bethlehem 2000 Medal; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat for his continuous support to the Palestinian cause.

6 2001

Laila Utama Darja Kerabat Seri Utama Yang Amat Dihormati; the most esteemed royal family order, presented by Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah to Prince Alwaleed for promoting bilateral relations between Brunei&Saudi Arabia.

7 2002 King AbdulAziz Medal of the First Order for Distinguished businessmen; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Crown Prince Abdullah Bin AbdulAziz on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd

8 2002 The National Cedar Medal, Order of the Grand Officer; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Lebanese President Emile Lahoud for the Prince’s contributions and support to Lebanon and the Lebanese economy.

9 2002 The Medal of the Republic of Tunisia of the Great Order; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Tunisian President Zein Al Abidine Bin Ali in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.

10 2003 The Presidential Medal of Bosnia and Herzegovina; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Bosnia-Herzegovina Sulejman Tihic in recognition of the Prince’s support of Bosnia & Herzegovina and its people.

11 2003

The Medal with the rank of “Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Senegal Mr. Abdoulaye Wade in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Senegal.

12 2003

The Medal with the rank of “Commander of the National Order of Merit of the Republic of Guinea”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal by the President of Guinea Mr. Lansana Conte in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

13 2003 The Medal with the rank of “Grand Officer of the Order of Mono”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Togo Mr. Gnassingbe Eyadema in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

14 2003 The Medal with the rank of “Commander of the National Order”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Burkina Faso Mr. Blaise Compaore in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

15 2003 The Medal with the title order to the civil merits of “Grand Cross of the Order of the Independence of Equatorial Guinea”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Equatorial Guinea Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in


recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

16 2003 The Medal with the rank of "The Officer in The Order of Oranje-Nassau"; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by H. M. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands for the Prince’s distinguished role in promoting Dutch-Saudi economic relations.

17 2003 The November 7th Medal; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Tunisian President Zein Al Abidine Bin Ali in recognition of the Prince’s humanitarian efforts in Tunisia and around the world.

18 2004 The Medal with the rank of "Commander of the Order of the Star of Anjouan"; bestowed up on Prince Alwaleed by the President of the Union of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani.

19 2004 The Medal with the rank of "Commander of the Order of the Grand Star of Djibouti"; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by President of Djibout Ismail Omar Guelleh.

20 2004 The Presidential Medallion of the Republic of Djibouti; Awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Djibouti.

21 2004 The Medallion of the 20th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Djibouti; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Djibouti.

22 2004 The Medal of "The Grand Cross of the National Order Of Merit"; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Gabon Col. Omar Bongo.

23 2004 The Medal with the rank of "Dignity of Grand Officer of the National Order of the Republic of Chad"; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Chad Idriss Deby.

24 2005 The Medal of "The Insignia of Grand Officer”; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Gambia, Dr. Yahya A. J. Jammah.

25 2005 The Medal with the rank of "The Commander of the National Order"; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Mali, Amadou Toure.

26 2005 The Medal of "The Star of Africa" with the Grade of Grand Band; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Liberia, President Gyude Bryant

27 2005 The Medal with the rank of “Grand Officer of the National Order”; awarded by Benin President Mathieu Kerekou.

28 2005 The Medal of "The Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya"; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki.

29 2006 The Medal of “Legion of Honor with the rank of Commander”; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the French President Jacques Chirac. The medal is France’s highest civilian honor.

30 2006 The Umayyah National Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the Syrian President Bashar Al-Asaad. The medal is the country’s highest civilian honor.

31 2006 The Hilal-i-Pakistan Medal; the highest honor,bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf.

32 2006 The Companion of the Order of the Volta Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor.

33 2006 The Commander of the National Order of the Grand Cross Star Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Cote D'Ivoire/Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo.

34 2006 The Order of the Merit of Niger Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of the Niger Mamadou Tandja.

35 2006 The Grand Commander of the Order of the Pearl of Africa Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Uganda Yower Museveni.


36 2006 The National Medal of Merit for Cooperative Development; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Guinea-Bissau João Bernardo Vieira.

37 2007 The Order of the Golden Heart With the Rank of Grand Officer; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by H.E President of the Philippines Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

38 2007 The Medal of Major Patron of the Arts; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the French Minister of Culture and Communication HE Mrs. Christine Albanel.

39 2007 The Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Taiwan HE Mr. Chen Shui-bian. The medal is the country’s highest civilian honor.

40 2008 The Pontifical Medal; bestowed by Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony held at the Vatican to H.E. Ms. Leila El Solh, Vice Chairman of Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation in Beirut.

41 2008 The Genghis Khan Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar.

42 2008 The Maronite General Council has granted HRH Prince Alwaleed the "Golden Order of the Maronite General Council” for his distinctive contributions to the Council and to Lebanon.

43 2008 The Residential Coat of Arms, the Highest Honor granted by the State of Eritrea, was bestowed by the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

44 2009 The unification medal; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in investment and philanthropy

45 2009 The MADARA Horseman Medal; the Highest Honor granted by the State of Bulgaria, was bestowed by the Bulgarian President GEPRGI PARVANOV upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

46 2009 The Grand-Croix National Malgache Medal; which is the ordre National in Madagascar bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of the Republic of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina.

47 2009 The Grand-Croix National Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of the Republic of Central Africa François boziz.

48 2009

The Presidential Plaque; the highest honor granted by the Republic of the Seychelles, was bestowed by the President of the Seychelles Mr. James Alix Michel to HRH in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the socio-economic development of the Seychellois people.

49 2009 The President of France Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of the Republic of France NICOLAS SARKOZY

50 2009 The Order of Izzudin;bestowed upon HRH by the President of the Maldives, Muhamed Nasheed,

51 2010 The Presidential Plaque; awarded to HRH by the President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman.

52 2010 The COLINAS DE BOE Medal; the Highest Honor granted by the Republic of Guinea Bissau, was bestowed by the President upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

53 2010 The AMILCAR CABRAL Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau.

54 2010 The Friendship Medal;the Highest Honor granted by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, was bestowed by the President upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

55 2010 The Medal of Honour; the Highest Honor granted by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, was bestowed by the President upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.


56 2010 The Medal of Honour; the highest honor granted by the Chairman of the State Peace & Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, bestowed by the Prime Minister upon HRH.

57 2011 The Medal of Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit; bestowed by the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in appreciation of his visit to their country.

58 2011 The Residential Coat of Arms; which is the highest decoration conferred by the President of Somalia Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, in appreciation of his visit & contribution to the country.

59 2011 The Republic Medal, First Degree bestowed by the President of the Republic of Sudan Omar Albashir upon HRH.

60 2011 The Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite; the highest honor granted in the Kingdom of Morocco bestowed by His Majesty Mohammed VI upon HRH.

61 2011 The Order of the Republic; the highest honor granted by the country bestowed by The President of the Republic of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, upon HRH.

62 2011 The Royal Opera House of Muscat Medal; conferred to HRH by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on the occasion of the opening of the Royal Opera House.

63 2012 “Bahrain First Class order”, the highest decoration in Bahrain, bestowed upon His Highness by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

64 2012 The Order of Friendship, the highest decoration in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, bestowed upon His Highness by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed.

65 2012 The Bengali Presidential Plaque presented to Highness by His Excellency the President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman.

66 2012

The “Mahaujjwal Rastradeep”“ Supreme Bright National Light Order” ”, which is the highest decoration conferred by the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, presented to His Highness by the Nepali Ambassador to the KSA in Riyadh on behalf of H.E. the President.

67 2013 The “Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic” medal, the highest National Award in Sierra Leone, was bestowed upon His Highness by His Excellency President Dr.Ernest Bai Koroma.

68 2013 The National Order of Merit, which is the highest decoration granted in the Republic of Guinea- Conakry, was awarded to His Highness by His Excellency the President Professor Alpha Condé.

69 2013 The “Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion” medal, the highest decoration in Senegal, was awarded to His Highness by His Excellency President Macky Sall.

70 2013 The World Scout Foundation Honorary Chairman, His Majesty, Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden awarded HRH, with the Foundation’s most prestigious award – the Baden-Powell Medal.

71 2013 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) honored Prince Alwaleed for his outstanding efforts in the humanitarian and philanthropic fields. Mr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the OIC Secretary General, awarded HRH the honorary plaque which is the first ever granted by the OIC

72 2014 High Class Medal of Honor star” conferred to Prince Alwaleed by the President "Mahmoud Abbas" being the superior medal in the State of Palestine

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Honorary Citizenships

1 1998 The Gold Medal of the City of Cannes, presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of Cannes in France, Maurice Delauney, as an acknowledgment by the city of the Prince’s annual summer visits.

2 2002 Honorary Citizen of Cannes, awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Mayor Bernard Brochand.

3 2003 The Diploma with the rank of "Citizen of Honor of the City of Dakar," awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of Dakar Mr. Pape Diop along with the key to the city.

4 2003 The Diploma with the rank of "Citizen of Honor of the City of Dubreka; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Guinea Mr. Lansana Conte.

5 2003 The Diploma with the rank of “Citizen of Honor of the Kingdom of Ashanti,” awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the King of the Ashanti Tribe Otumfuo Osei Tutu II during the Prince’s visit to the Kingdom of Ashanti in Ghana.

6 2004 Honorary Citizen of the City-Province of Kinshasa, awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the Governor of Kinshasa

7 2004 Honorary Key to the Golden Gate of the City of Kinshasa, presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Governor of Kinshasa

8 2004 Honorary Citizen of the Banjul City-The Gambia, awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of the Gambian Capital, Banjul

9 2004 The Key to the Golden Gate of the City of Banjul; presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of Banjul.

10 2005 Honorary Citizenship and Key to the City of Praia, presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of Praia, capital of Cape Verde.

11 2005 Honorary Citizenship and Key to the City of Abidjan,presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Governor of Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire.

12 2005 Honorary Citizenship of Guinea-Bissau, presented to Prince Alwaleed by Guinea-Bissau Minister of Foreign Affairs, Soares Sambu.

13 2006 The Key to the City of Monrovia, presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayoress of the capital of Liberia Hon. Mrs. Ophelia Hoff Saytumah

14 2006 Honorary Freeman and the Key to the City of Lusaka, presented by the Mayor of Lusaka Mike Elton Mposha, Zambia

15 2006 Honorable Residency and the golden Key to the City of Dar Es Salaam,awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Mayor of the city of Dar Es Salaam Adam Kimbisa, Tanzania.

16 2006 Honorary Citizenship and the Key to the City of Bamako,presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of Bamako Moussa Badoulaye Traore, Mali.

17 2006 Honorary Citizenship and the Key to the City of Ouagadougou, presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of Ouagadougou Simon Compaore, Burkina Faso.

18 2009 The Key to the City of Sana’a ;presented to Prince Alwaleed by Secretary General of Sana’a Local Council.

19 2009 Honorary Citizenship and the Key to the City of City of KAZANLAK; presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of KAZANLAK MR. STEFAN DAMYANOV,Bulgaria

20 2011 The Key to the City of Accra presented to HRH by the mayor of the city of Accra –Ghana

21 2013

A major street in Accra was named after HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal in recognition of His Highness’s commitment to investment support, as well as humanitarian &charitable support to the people of Ghana; it was inaugurated by HRH & the Mayor of Accra (Ghana’s capital).

22 2013 The title of Honorary Dean, bestowed upon His Highness by the Mayor of the city of Niagara Falls, Canada, in recognition of his visit to the city and to the Niagara Falls.


Recognitions

1. 1993 Named Premier Saudi Businessman by Al-Eqtisadiah after conducting an opinion poll.

2. 1994 Named Top Arab Businessman by Al-Eqtisad Wal-Aamal in a poll of Arab businessmen

3. 1995 Voted Gulf Businessman of the Year during the annual businessmen conference, U.AE.

4. 1995 Voted Businessman of the Year in an opinion poll conducted by Gulf News and DHL

5. 1996 Named Premier Saudi Businessman by Al-Aalam Al-Youm daily after polling 600 Saudi businessmen, receiving 91% of the votes.

6. 1996 For the second time, HRH was named Premier Saudi Businessman by

Al-Eqtisadiah, after it conducted a public poll, in which the Prince won 52.4% of the votes.

7. 1996 Honorary Medal for Supporting Arab Singers, awarded by MOI and

Culture Minister in the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed during the first Art Festival.

8. 1997 Named 2nd Most Successful & Creative Investor in the Global Power Elite by Forbes magazine.

9. 1997 Ranked 13th wealthiest in the world by Forbes magazine

10. 1997 Chosen Most Prominent Business Personality in The Middle East by Arab Magazine

11. 1997 Chosen Investment Management Man of the Year by the Business Research Centre for the Middle East at the University of London.

12. 1997 KHC ranked #3 on the Top 100 Saudi Companies List of Arab News & Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers.

13. 1997 Named that year’s Business Personality by Al Majalla magazine. 14. 1997 Chosen Businessman of the Year by Al Ahram Al Arabi magazine

15. 1997 Named Man of the Year by Afkar magazine in a poll to name the Most Prominent Business & Investment Personality.

16. 1997 Named Most Important Businessman of the Year by Al-Aalam Al-Youm daily.

17. 1997 Named Businessman of the Year by Al-Bilad daily. 18. 97/1998 Chosen Businessman of the Year by Shahr magazine 19. 1998 Chosen Businessman of the Year by Boutheïna magazine.

20. 1998 Forbes ranks Prince Alwaleed 2nd smartest & 10th Wealthiest Businessman in the World.

21. 1998 KHC ranked #1 on the Top 100 Saudi companies by Arab News/Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers

22. 1999 Chosen Man of the Year by Arab Ad magazine after polling top Arab businessmen

23. 1999 Forbes magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed 8th Wealthiest in the World.

24. 1999 KHC ranked #1 on the Top 100 Saudi companies List of Arab News&Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers.



26. 2000 Guinness World Records Book ranks HRH Wealthiest in Asia & Outside the U.S.



29. 2001 Guinness World Records Book ranks HRH Wealthiest in Asia & outside the U.S.

30. 2001 Time magazine chooses HRH among the 25 Most Influential Global Business Executives.

31. 2001 Forbes magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed Wealthiest outside the U.S.

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2002 ITP Lifetime Achievement Award presented to HRH by Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum recognizing the Prince’s prowess as an investor and efforts to aid the poor and promotes better understanding between the Islamic and Arab world and the West.

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2003 Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak presented a plaque to Prince Alwaleed from the President and the Board of Trustees of The American University in Cairo recognizing His Highness' generosity by naming The School of Humanities and Social Sciences after him.

34. 2003 Euro Business magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed 6th Wealthiest in the World.

35. 2003 Moroccan Crown Prince presents HRH with Arab Investment Award at the Arab Investment Forum.


37. 2003 Forbes magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed Wealthiest Investor outside the U.S.



40. 2004 The International Special Olympics Award, the highest honor

bestowed up on Royalty and Heads of States, awarded to HRH for his contributions to people with special needs.

41. 2004 KHC recognized by Riyadh Chamber of Commerce for Housing & Fighting Poverty in Saudi Arabia.

42. 2004 Lifetime Achievement awarded to Prince Alwaleed by Lebanese President Gen. Emile Lahoud during the opening of the AWTTE 2004

43. 2004 Muhammad Islamic Foundation Trophy awarded to Prince Alwaleed by former boxing Champion, Muhammad Ali.

44. 2004 Zahrat Al-Khaleej magazine chooses HRH as Entertainment Personality of the Year.

45. 2005 Boutheina magazine chooses HRH as Entertainment Personality of the Year.


47. 2005 Lifetime Achievement awarded to HRH at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, Dubai

48. 2005 Damascus Award, awarded to HRH at the Tourism Investment Forum in Damascus.

49. 2005 Alasdaf magazine awards Prince Alwaleed Legend of Economic Achievement.


50. 2005 Global Achievement Award, awarded to Prince Alwaleed by The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), United States.

51. 2005 Fortune magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed in the Top 10 of Asia's Most Powerful List.

52. 2005 Amwal Magazine ranks HRH 1st in the investment sector of the Top Heads of Companies in the GCC.

53. 2005 First Lady Suzan Mubarak presented HRH with a trophy for his

Support to Arab Women's Role Economically and Socially during the "2nd Economic Business Women Forum" in Cairo.

54. 2005 AlSharq Newspaper chooses Prince Alwaleed as Economic Personality of the Year.

55. 2005 Ministers of Tourism from around the world voted Prince Alwaleed Hotel Personality of the Year at World Travel Awards.

56. 2005 Euro money magazine's Gulf Real Estate Awards selects KHC as the

winner of the Best Developer in Saudi Arabia & awards HRH Outstanding Contribution to Investment.

57. 2005 KHC chosen # 1 among top 100 Saudi companies by Arab News & Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers.

58. 2005 Zahrat Al-Khaleej magazine chooses Prince Alwaleed Entertainment

Personality of the Year & Rotana Best Production Company and Best Music Channel.

59. 2005 Al-Riyadh newspaper chooses Prince Alwaleed among the 20 Most Significant Media Personalities.

60. 2005 Arabian Man magazine chooses HRH 5th Most Influential Personality in the Arab world.

61. 2006 Elaph news website voted Prince Alwaleed Economic Personality of the Year based on a poll of 150,000 visitors.

62.

2006 The 9th International Islamic Finance Forum (IIFF) awards Prince Alwaleed the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashed Almaktoum Islamic Finance Award for Lifetime Achievement: Socially Responsible Investment.

63. 2006 Arabian Business magazine chooses HRH on the Top of the 50 Richest Arabs.

64. 2006 KHC chosen # 1 among top 100 Saudi companies by Arab News Newspaper.

65. 2006 Zahrat Al-Khaleej magazine chooses HRH Entertainment Personality of the Year.

66. 2006 The International Media & Press Center and Obour Magazine choose

Prince Alwaleed as Business, Media, and Philanthropic Personality of the Year.

67. 2007 Arabian Business magazine selected Prince Alwaleed as the #1 Most

Powerful Arab in the World on the list of 100 Most Powerful Arabs in the World.

68. 2007 Arabian Business magazine selected Kingdom Holding Company as

the #1 Most Admired Arab Company among the list of 50 Most Admired Arab Companies.

69. 2007 Time magazine listed Prince Alwaleed on the Time 100 issue and

among the 12 Power Givers around the World for raising the profile of Islamic history and culture around the world.


70. 2007 European Business magazine selected Prince Alwaleed as the #1

Richest Arab in the World on the list of The World's Richest Arabs and what they own in Europe.

71. 2007 Institutional Investor magazine listed Prince Alwaleed on their 40th

anniversary issue on the list of the World's Most Powerful & Influential people in the last 40 years.

72. 2007 Menlo College awards Prince Alwaleed the Distinguished Alumnus of

the Year award in recognition of his outstanding achievement in business since graduating in 1979.

73. 2007 Forbes magazine ranks HRH #1 on the Middle East’s 20 Richest People List.

74. 2007 The Times newspaper ranks HRH #5 on the “25 Shaping Tomorrow’s World of Middle East Business” List.

75. 2007 The Institute for International Research (IIR), Middle East presented

the ‘Best IPO of the Year’ Award to KHC during an official ceremony in Riyadh.

76. 2007 The Institute for International Research (IIR), Middle East presented

the Outstanding Contribution to the Saudi Arabian Economy Award to Prince Alwaleed during a ceremony in Riyadh.

77.

2007 The Institute for International Research (IIR), Middle East presented the Outstanding International Contribution by a Middle East Business Leader Award to Prince Alwaleed during the Leaders in Dubai Business Forum in Dubai.

78. 2007 Zahrat Al-Khaleej magazine’s annual poll votes HRH as the Entertainment Personality of the Year.

79. 2007 Alwatan Newspaper names HRH as the Entertainment Personality of the Year.

80. 2007 Al-Jazirah Newspaper names Prince Alwaleed as the Entertainment Personality of the Year.

81. 2007 Amwal Magazine ranks HRH 1st in the list of the Top 30 Businessmen in the GCC.

82.

2007 The “Best Manager, Good Governance and Humanitarian Contribution” award presented to Prince Alwaleed from Business & Men magazine for HRH’s exemplary leadership of KHC and continuous worldwide humanitarian contribution.

83. 2007 Almaal wal Aalam magazine’s poll voted Prince Alwaleed Economic Personality of the Year in the Arab World.

84. 2008 Institutional Investor magazine listed Prince Alwaleed on its first-ever ranking of the most-powerful figures in finance.

85. 2008 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 on the list of The World’s Most Influential Arabs.

86. 2008 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 on the list of 50 Wealthiest Arabs for 2007.

87. 2008 Forbes Arabia magazine ranked Prince Alwaleed #1 on the list of Wealthiest Arabs in the World for 2008.

88. 2008 Newsweek Magazine featured HRH among the global elite in its Superclass in Action list.

89. 2008 Arabian Business magazine (ITP) awards HRH Special Award for Philanthropy.


90.

2008 The Encyclopedia of Excellence and Civilization presented Prince Alwaleed with a trophy for “The Distinguished and Civilized Personality of the Year 2008” in recognition of his contribution in the economic, humanitarian, and educational fields.

91. 2008 Time Magazine listed Prince Alwaleed among the World’s 100 Most

Influential People; HRH was listed in the category of Builders & Titans.

92. 2008 Vanity Fair magazine listed Prince Alwaleed among the Top “100 Most Influential People in the World” list.

93. 2008 Prince Alwaleed Receives “Leading Entrepreneur of the Year” Award by naseba Group.

94. 2008 Prince Alwaleed was selected by the World Union of Arab Bankers for their Banking Executive magazine’s quarterly “Personality Feature”

95. 2008 Zahrat Al Khaleej magazine classified Prince Alwaleed as the Leading Supporter of Arts and Entertainment of the Year.

96. 2009 U.S News & World Report magazine Listed Prince Alwaleed among the “25 People who will affect Your Finance in 2009”.

97. 2009 The Arab Producers Union has chosen HRH as the “Knight of Arab media”

98. 2009 Forbes magazine ranks HRH #12 on the World’s Most Powerful Billionaires.

99. 2009 Forbes magazine ranks HRH among the “ Top 25 Billionaires “ List.

100. 2009 Institutional Investor magazine listed Prince Alwaleed among “the most prominent and influential financiers.

101. 2009 Prince Alwaleed is ranked the Top Single Investor in Saudi Arabia in Al Jazeerah newspaper.

102. 2009 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 on the list of The World’s Most Influential Arabs.

103. 2009 Prince Alwaleed among 500 Most Powerful Muslims List in Islamica Magazine.

104. 2009 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH # 1 in the list of ”50 Richest Arabs” for 2008.

105. 2009 The Middle East magazine ranks HRH #1 in “The World’s 50 Most influential Arabs” list

106. 2009

HRH Prince Alwaleed received the "Buthaina Innovation for 2009 Award” from "Buthaina magazine"in Tunisia in recognition of his excellence at all levels and support the ongoing activities on the economic, humanitarian and scientific fronts

107. 2009 HRH Prince Alwaleed received the “Most Prominent Leading Personality in the Television Media for 2009," award from the Arab Youth Media Forum .

108. 2009 Forbes Arabia magazine ranked HRH Prince Alwaleed the “Wealthiest Arab” in the 2009 Wealthiest Arabs List.

109. 2009 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH # 1 in the ”50 Saudi Rich List” .

110. 2009 The Arab Businessmen Magazine named HRH Prince Alwaleed the "Economic Figure of the Year" following an opinion poll.

111. 2010 HRH received the award of “Best CEO in the Media Sector” from


“CEO Middle East magazine” at the CEO Middle East Saudi Arabia Awards 2010.

112. 2010 Institutional Investor magazine ranked HRH #1 on its 2009 list of the “12 of the Middle East’s Most Prominent and Influential Financiers.

113. 2010 The Arab Charity Forum& Zayed Charity initiative for community development in Abu Dhabi granted HRH Prince Alwaleed the "knight of the Arab charity" award.

114. 2010 Forbes Magazine ranked Prince Alwaleed among the most prominent Arab Muslim figures.

115. 2010 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH # 1 in The Most Powerful Arabs.

116. 2010 The Middle East magazine ranks HRH #1 in “The World’s 50 Most influential Arabs” list.

117. 2010 HRH Prince Alwaleed received the “Most Prominent Leading Personality in the Television Media for 2010 award from the Arab Youth Media Forum for the second year in a row.

118. 2010 His Highness was bestowed the title of “Arab Media Leaders Ambassador” for the period between 2010 and 2015 by the Arab Youth Media Forum

119. 2010 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 on the 100 Power list “the world’s most influential Arabs”.

120. 2010 Arabian Business awarded Prince Alwaleed the “Humanitarian of the Year” award.

121. 2010 HRH received the “BCIU’s Eisenhower Leadership” Award for Innovation from The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU).

122. 2010 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH # 1 in The Most efficient CEO .

123. 2010 Arabian Business ITP, Awarded Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation “ The Humanitarian Award “Received by Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, Vice Chairwoman of Alwaleed Foundation.

124. 2010 Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 in the list of 50 Richest Arabs for 2010.

125. 2010 HRH received the award of Top Media Businessman for 2011 during the MENA Cristal awards ceremony held in Lebanon.

126. 2011 American magazine Forbes ranked Prince Alwaleed among the world’s 26 richest people.

127. 2011 American magazine Forbes ranked HRH as the Richest Muslim and Arab.

128. 2011 Arabian Business magazine ranked HRH first on the Most Influential Arab Figures list.

129. 2011 American magazine Forbes ranked HRH first on the 34 Richest Arabs List.

130. 2011 HRH received the Media Figure of the Year Award at the 8th Arab Media Forum.

131. 2011 HRH received the International Tourism Award of the Most influential figure in the field of tourism in the Middle East.


132. 2011 HRH Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh, granted HRH Prince Alwaleed Cambridge University’s Certificate of Appreciation and Gratitude.

133. 2011 The Middle East magazine ranks HRH #1 in The World’s 50 Most influential Arabs list.

134. 2011 Arabian Business magazine ranked HRH first on the Saudi’s Richest 30 List.

135. 2011 HRH received the award of Best Media Company in Saudi Arabia in 2011 from the Arabian Business magazine.

136. 2011 Arabian Business magazine ranked HRH #1 on the Arab World’s Richest list.

137. 2011 Business Pioneer magazine ranked HRH #1 on the Arab World’s Most Prominent Pioneers list.

138. 2011 AMWAL magazine ranked HRH #1 on the 10 Most Innovative CEOs of 2011.

139. 2011 HRH among 500 Most Powerful Muslims List in Islamica Magazine.

140. 2012 Forum for Social Studies, granted HRH “ The Forum Award’s Certificate of Appreciation and Gratitude.

141. 2012 Forum for Social Studies, granted Al-Resala Television “ The Forum Award’s Certificate of Excellence.

142. 2012 Forbes Magazine ranked HRH Prince Alwaleed as the Wealthiest Man in the Middle East on its World’s Billionaires List.

143. 2012 Gulf Business magazine ranked HRH #1 on the Top 100 Influential Arabs list.

144. 2012 The Middle East magazine ranks HRH #1 in The World’s 50 Most influential Arabs list.

145. 2012 HRH received the “Gulf’s Leading Media Personality of the Year” award from the Gulf Radio and TV organization for the GCC states

146. 2012 The Christian Science Monitor named His Highness as one of the ten Saudi voices calling for change and reform.

147. 2012 Arabian Business magazine ranked Prince Alwaleed first on the World's 500 Most Influential Arabs list for the year 2012.

148. 2012 Arabian Business magazine ranked Prince Al Waleed first on the list of the 500 Most Influential Arabs in 2012.

149. 2012 The Saudi Green Building Forum granted His Highness the "Leadership Award for Green Schools".

150. 1 2012 Arabian Business magazine ranked Prince Al-‐Waleed first on the 100 Most Influential Saudis list.

151. 1 2012 Lebanese « Amwal » magazine ranked His Highness Prince Al-Waleed first according to a survey on the most innovative among Arab business leaders in 2012.

152. 2012 HRH has been featured in Bloomberg’s 2012 Billionaires Index

153. 1 2013 Kuwaiti Al-Charq newspaper chose His Highness Prince Al-Waleed as the “Economic Figure of the Year” according to its annual survey for 2012

154. 1 2013 The Achievement Award for Women Empowerment in 2012, bestowed on His Highness Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal by the Women in Leadership Forum, was received by Her Highness Princess Ameerah Al Taweel, Vice-Chairwoman of the Al Waleed Bin Talal Foundation.


155. 1 2013 His Highness was honored at the 4th Gulf Tourism and Investment Forum held in Fujairah.

156. 1 2013 Arabian Business magazine ranked Prince Al Waleed first on its 50 Richest Arabs list for 2012.

157. 1 2013 Zahra Breast Cancer Association honored His Highness for his support to the national breast cancer awareness campaign through the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.

158. 1 2013 HRH Prince Alwaleed received the Champion of Change Award from Labor Minister Adel Fakieh, for his role in empowering women through the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.

159. 1 2013 Kingdom Holding Company was ranked among the top 100 Saudi companies by Al Watan Saudi newspaper, according to a survey conducted in 2013. HRH was honored as the company’s Chairman.

160. 1 2013 Arabian Business magazine ranked Prince Al Waleed first on the list of the 500 Most Influential Arabs in 2013.

161. 1 2013 Amwal Magazine ranks his excellency Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal on top of the list of the most powerful businessmen in 2013.

162. 1 2013 The ‘Arabian Business Magazine’ ranked Prince Al waleed #1 on the list of the 50 richest Arab Men in 2013.

163. 2013 HRH ranked among the Global Riches on list of the Huran Global Rich in 2013.

164. 2013 HRH has been featured in Bloomberg’s 2013 Billionaires Index.

165. 2014 The ‘Gulf Business’ ranked Prince Alwaleed #1 on the list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Arabs in Finance in 2014.

166. 2014 HRH ranked among the Global Riches on list of the Huran Global Rich in 2014.

167. 2014 HRH has been featured in Bloomberg’s 2014 Billionaires Index.

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