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Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal is a member of the Saudi Royal Family known for his international investments and multi-billion dollar business transactions. He started in the business world by brokering deals with foreign firms who wanted access to the Kingdom, moved on to large land and construction projects and eventually settled with making equity and real estate purchases throughout the world. He came to prominence in the early 1990s by making a substantial investment in Citi when the firm's share where trading at a deep discount due to financial difficulties. Since then, he has gone on to purchase substantial stakes in many public companies throughout the world.Forbes ranks Al-Waleed as the 19th wealthiest person in the world, giving him a 2010 estimated net worth of $19.4 Billion. He makes his investments through his Kingdom Holding Company.
Below are some of his US holdings according to news reports and Kingdom Holding Company's website.
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