Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia
Article Images
Content deleted Content added
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
|||
(32 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: {{ {{Use dmy dates|date= {{Family name hatnote|lang=Arabic|[[Al Saud]]}} {{Infobox royalty | image = HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal (7).jpg Line 7 ⟶ 8: | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|04|21}}{{efn|Date of birth is self-reported.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=10 January 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110105338/https://twitter.com/khaledalwaleed?lang=en|title=Khaled |url=https://twitter.com/khaledalwaleed |publisher=Twitter|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=July 2019}}}} | birth_place = [[Stanford, California|Stanford]], [[California]], U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=y|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = Line 16 ⟶ 17: | mother = [[Dalal bint Saud]] | father = [[Al-Waleed bin Talal]] | house = [[House of Saud|Al Saud]] '''Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud''' ({{lang-ar|خالد بن الوليد آل سعود}}; born 21 April 1978) is a [[Saudi prince]], entrepreneur, and investor. He is the son of [[Al-Waleed bin Talal]] and his first wife and cousin ==Early life and education== According to his official biography, Khaled was born in Stanford, California<ref name=gsn>{{cite news|title=Khalid bin Alwaleed: Interior design investment |url=https://www.gsn-online.com/article/khalid-bin-alwaleed-interior-design-investment|access-date=20 May 2021|work=Gulf States Newsletter|issue=1017|date=16 June 2016}}</ref> and raised in Riyadh.<ref name="official">{{cite web|title=His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, founder of KBW Investments|url=https://houseofsaud.com/saudi-royal-family-profiles/khaled-bin-alwaleed/|website=houseofsaud.com |publisher=House of Saud|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref> At age 14, he suffered a crushed skull during a [[jet ski]]ing accident in France, but eventually made a full recovery.<ref name="no"/> He graduated from the [[University of New Haven]] with a degree in business before going to work for [[Citigroup]].<ref name="official"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal|publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=10 February 2019|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=334007543&privcapId=278115355&previousCapId=228463239&previousTitle=Hampton%20Creek,%20Inc.}}</ref>
==Career== Khaled is the founder and chief executive officer of KBW Investments and KBW Ventures, and the founder of property developer Arada.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kim |first1=Jeanhee|title=Saudi prince partners with National Geographic Encounter|work=Crain's New York Business
|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20180410/ENTERTAINMENT/180409911/saudi-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-partners-with-national-geographic-encounter|accessdate=10 February 2019|date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=UAE property developer secures 1 bln dirham loan for mega-project |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/emirates-realestate-loans/uae-property-developer-secures-1-bln-dirham-loan-for-mega-project-idUSL8N1OS16X|accessdate=10 February 2019|work=Reuters|date=28 December 2017}}</ref> Through his companies, he is an investor in the Italian crane manufacturer Raimondi, in [[Beyond Meat]], the tech news website TechnoBuffalo, ESG capital firm Eat Well Investment Group (EWGFF), and [[Square, Inc.]]<ref name="no"/><ref>{{cite news|author=Ed Attwood|title=The real deal: Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed|access-date=10 February 2019 |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/the-real-deal-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-647338.html|work=Arabian Business|date=3 October 2016}}</ref> He has also been an investor in and board member of [[JUST, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Geoffrey Mohan|title=Firm Aims to Succeed with Clean Meat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/341472965|accessdate=10 February 2019|work=Los Angeles Times|date=23 September 2017}}{{subscription required}}</ref> He was named as one of a number of high-profile investors in the $17 million Series A round of investments in the lab-grown meat startup [[Memphis Meats]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/memphis-meats-raised-17-million-from-bill-gates-dfj-atomico-2017-8|title=Bill Gates and Richard Branson backed a food startup which grows meat in labs|last=Ghosh|first=Shona|website=Business Insider|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> In 2018, Khaled announced plans to open a chain of 30 [[Veganism|vegan]] restaurants in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite news|author=Neil Halligan|title=Prince Khaled plans to open 30 vegan restaurants across the Middle East|date=21 November 2018 |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/travel-hospitality/408454-prince-khaled-plans-to-open-30-vegan-restaurants-across-the-middle-east |access-date=10 February 2019|work=Arabian Business}}</ref> The same year, he was named Technology Investor of the Year at the ''Arabian Business'' CEO Middle East awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed honoured at CEO Middle East awards|work=Arabian Business |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae/405044-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-honoured-at-middle-east-ceo-awards|access-date=10 February 2019 |date=25 September 2018}}</ref> On 9 September 2021, Prince Khaled joined Eat Well Investment Group Inc. as a strategic adviser.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jemima Webber|title=Prince Khaled Joins Plant-Based Investment Firm, Helping To Save 89,000 Tons Of Methane A Year |url=https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/prince-khaled-plant-based-investment-firm/|access-date=10 September 2021|work=PlantBasedNews |date=10 September 2021}}</ref> ==Personal life== Khaled is the son of [[Al-Waleed bin Talal]] and [[Dalal bint Saud Al Saud|Dalal bint Saud]].<ref name="rosie"/><ref name="newsweek">{{cite news|last1=Maza|first1=Cristina|title=Saudi Arabia's Vegan Prince will Bring an Animated Aquarium to Riyadh|url=https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabias-vegan-prince-will-bring-animated-aquarium-riyadh-kingdom-tries-873106|accessdate=10 February 2019|work=Newsweek|date=5 April 2018}}</ref> In the 1990s, Khaled was known for his opulence and extensive collection of 200 luxury cars.<ref name="no">{{cite news ==See also== Line 42 ⟶ 51: ==External links== * *{{Commons-inline}} {{Portal bar|Biography}} Line 54 ⟶ 63: [[Category:People from Riyadh]] [[Category:Saudi Arabian business executives|Khalid]] [[Category: [[Category:University of New Haven alumni]] [[Category:Veganism activists]] |