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11/07/2005
Alwaleed bin Talal
An hour with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia
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An hour conversation in Paris with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the grandson of the founding king of Saudi Arabia. He discusses his education in the U.S., his kingdom's holding company, his biography and his views on terrorism.
Alwaleed Talal
Alwaleed Talal is a Saudi Arabian businessman. A grandson of Saudi Arabia's founding monarch, he has large investments in companies ranging from Citigroup to the Four Seasons luxury hotel chain. He also holds six percent of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, 17.3 percent of Disneyland Paris, and significant shares in Time Warner and Walt Disney Company.
Recently, Talal bought a 49 percent stake in the satellite broadcasting arm of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation for $98 million. "Forbes" magazine ranked him as the world's fifth richest person.
Source - Lebanon Wire http://www.lebanonwire.com/0403/04030413DS.asp
Alwaleed Talal is a Saudi Arabian businessman. A grandson of Saudi Arabia's founding monarch, he has large investments in companies ranging from Citigroup to the Four Seasons luxury hotel chain. He also holds six percent of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, 17.3 percent of Disneyland Paris, and significant shares in Time Warner and Walt Disney Company.
Recently, Talal bought a 49 percent stake in the satellite broadcasting arm of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation for $98 million. "Forbes" magazine ranked him as the world's fifth richest person.
Source - Lebanon Wire http://www.lebanonwire.com/0403/04030413DS.asp
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