Prince Alwaleed tops 2013 list of 100 powerful Arabs

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), has been ranked number one in Gulf Business Magazine’s 2013 list of the Top 100 Powerful Arabs.
The magazine wrote the following about the prince: “….It’s no surprise that our second annual list of the world’s most influential Arabs is topped by Prince Alwaleed… The prince enjoyed an extraordinary year as his share price more than doubled in 2012….”
The prince is known for his precision for exploring new and potential business opportunities and ventures in synchronization with the direction and fluctuations of the economic climate.
Consequently, KHC was listed on Tadawul in 2007 and Prince Alwaleed who owns 95 percent of the company has been involved in the creation of a diversified long-term investment portfolio of strategic stakes in well-known companies locally and around the world in multiple sectors.
Furthermore, Prince Alwaleed’s unique progressive thinking and active social network with global leaders, decision makers and the business community has firmly placed the prince and Kingdom Holding on the world business map.
Prince Alwaleed’s recognitions span over a decade and the most recent ones include being featured number one for 4 consecutive years in Middle East Magazine’s 2012 list of the World’s 50 Most Influential Arabs, and in Forbes magazine’s 2011 annual list of richest people for 12 consecutive years.
The prince was ranked number one in the Arabic issue of Arabian Business Magazine's 2010 Gulf’s 25 Most Powerful CEOs.
Prince Alwaleed was also ranked one of the top 25 billionaires in the 2010 and 2009 Forbes Billionaires lists.
He topped Institutional Investor magazine’s 2009 list of the 12 of the Middle East’s Most Prominent and Influential Financiers.