Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud is a member of the Royal family as well as a businessman and is one of the richest people in Saudi Arabia. Through Kingdom Holding Co., which is registered on the Saudi Stock Exchange, high-profile Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal controls stakes in private and public enterprises in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East (he is listed as owning the other 95 percent ). Lyft, Twitter, Citigroup, hotel management company Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, the luxurious Hotel George V in Paris, and the Savoy Hotel in London are among the corporation's holdings.
The Prince owns real estate in Saudi Arabia, a majority stake in the Arabic-language entertainment company Rotana, and other assets outside of Kingdom Holding. In June 2016, Prince Alwaleed, who bought Donald Trump's boast in 1991, tweeted at Trump, telling him to drop out of the presidential election because "you will never win." Alwaleed praised Trump on Twitter after he won the US election in November. Alwaleed joined Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Coalition in December 2016, promising a $50 million contribution.
Net worth: $39.8 Billion
