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{{Short description|Saudi royal, entrepreneur, and investor (born 1978)}}

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{{Family name hatnote|lang=Arabic|[[Al Saud]]}}

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| image = HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal (7).jpg

| alt = A photo of Khaled bin Alwaleed aged 39

| caption = Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed in 2017

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| 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.

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| occupation = Businessman

| spouse = Munira bint Ibrahim Al Assaf

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| mother = [[Dalal bint Saud]]

| father = [[Al-Waleed bin Talal]]

| house = [[House of Saud|Al Saud]]

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'''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, [[Dalal bint Saud]]. Khaled has been noted for his [[vegan]] lifestyle. He is the grandson of [[King Saud of Saudi Arabia]] on his mother's side and a great-grandson of [[King Abdulaziz]], the founder of the [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]], on both his mother's and father's side.

==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>

|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|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=334007543&privcapId=278115355&previousCapId=228463239&previousTitle=Hampton%20Creek,%20Inc.|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=10 February 2019}}</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

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|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20180410/ENTERTAINMENT/180409911/saudi-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-partners-with-national-geographic-encounter|accessdate=10 February 2019|work=Crain's New York Business |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|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/the-real-deal-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-647338.html |accessdate=10 February 2019|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&nbsp;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 |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/travel-hospitality/408454-prince-khaled-plans-to-open-30-vegan-restaurants-across-the-middle-east|accessdate=10 February 2019|work=Arabian Business|date=21 November 2018}}</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 |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae/405044-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-honoured-at-middle-east-ceo-awards |accessdate=10 February 2019|work=Arabian Business|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>

|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&nbsp;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> He married Munira bint Ibrahim Al Assaf, daughter of Saudi former finance and foreign minister [[Ibrahim Al Assaf]].<ref name=gsn/>

In the 1990s, Khaled was known for his opulence and extensive collection of 200 luxury cars.<ref name="no">{{cite news |last1=Uechi|first1=Jenny
|title=Meet the vegan Saudi prince who's turning the lights on in Jordan |url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/02/10/news/meet-vegan-saudi-prince-whos-turning-lights-jordan |accessdate=10 February 2019|work=National Observer|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> After participating in a trophy hunt in South Africa, a trip he would later describe as "cowardly", Khaled adopted a more austere lifestyle, ultimately becoming a [[Veganism|vegan]] and disposing of his automobile collection.<ref name="no"/> He has been described as an environmentalist and has called for the abolition of [[zoo]]s, reportedly purchases [[carbon offset]]s for his travel and drives an electric [[Tesla Model X]] P90D.<ref name="no"/> Khaled's father was reportedly inspired by his son's adoption of veganism to become a vegan himself.<ref name="rosie">{{cite news
|last1=Alfatlawi|first1=Rosie|title=Saudi's Prince Al Waleed is Vegan: The Biggest Revelation of the Corruption Probe|work=[[Al Bawaba]] |url=https://www.albawaba.com/loop/saudis-prince-al-waleed-vegan-biggest-revelation-corruption-probe-1081900 |accessdateaccess-date=10 February 2019|work=Albawaba
|date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

==See also==

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==External links==

* [{{Official website|https://khaledbinalwaleed.com/ Official website]}}

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