Known for his global philanthropic activities, business acumen, farsightedness and bold investments, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has added another feather in his cap.
Vanity Fair magazine has listed Alwaleed, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, among the annual “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World” 2008 list that was featured in the October issue of the magazine.
Alwaleed has been given numerous awards and ranked on many lists that document and celebrate his achievements in business and philanthropy.
o This year, Newsweek magazine featured Alwaleed among the global elite in its “Superclass in Action” list.
o Time magazine listed Alwaleed among the “World’s 100 Most Influential People”.
o Institutional Investor magazine listed Alwaleed on its first-ever ranking of the “Most Powerful Figures in Finance.”
o Arabian Business magazine awarded him the “Special Award for Philanthropy” and ranked Alwaleed No. 1 on the list of the “World’s Most Influential Arabs” and also ranked him No. 1 on the list of “50 Wealthiest Arabs”.
o The Arabic edition of Forbes magazine ranked Prince Alwaleed No. 1 on the list of “Wealthiest Arabs in the World.”
o In 2007, Forbes magazine ranked Prince Alwaleed No. 1 on the “Middle East’s 20 Richest People List” and he was also featured on Time magazine’s list of the “World’s 100 Most Influential People” and among the “12 Power Givers around the World” for raising the profile of Islamic history and culture.
o Institutional Investor magazine listed Alwaleed in their 40th anniversary issue on the list of the “World’s Most Powerful & Influential” people in the last 40 years.
o Forbes magazine ranked Alwaleed No. 1 on the “Middle East’s 20 Richest People List.”
o Almaal wal Aalam magazine’s poll voted Alwaleed “Economic Personality of the Year in the Arab World.”
o He was awarded “Man of the Year” and Kingdom Holding Company “Most Admired Company” by Arabian Business.
