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
clear government rising running
Well, it's very clear that the Arab population is rising because they'd like to have a say in the running of their affairs, running of their government, and this is very legitimate.
country
But each country has to advance and move at its own speed.
It is very clear that the Republicans do not want to raise taxes.
functions
Clearly, as a CEO, you have other functions that are managed by other people.
strong kings people
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.
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.
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.
smart apples genius
No company should depend on one person no matter how that person is smart or genius, whether it's Apple or News Corp, or Citibank or any other company in the world.
class lessons management
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.
kings views together
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.
cities people house
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.
towers saudi-arabia kingdoms
My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats.
fire play
You cannot play with fire.