Al-Waleed bin Talal

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Al Waleed Bin Talal (also spelled Waleed bin Talal) (Arabic: الوليد بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود‎) (born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and investor. Arabian Business ranked him as the most influential Arab in the world.