Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud (born 21 April 1978) is a

Saudi prince The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), an ...

, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the son of

Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud ( ar, الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist and royal. He was listed on ''Time'' magazine's Time 100, an annual list of the hu ...

and his first wife and cousin,

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. Khaled has been noted for his

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lifestyle. He is a grandson of

King Saud of Saudi Arabia Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Suʿūd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'', Najdi Arabic pronunciation: ; 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 ...

on his mother's side and he is a great-grandson of

King Abdulaziz Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...

, the founder of the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...

, on both his mother's and father's side.

Early life and education

According to his official biography, Khaled was born in California and raised in Riyadh. At age 14, he suffered a crushed skull during a

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ing accident in France, but eventually made a full recovery. He graduated in business from the University of New Haven before going to work for

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Career

Khaled is the founder and chief executive officer of KBW Investments and KBW Ventures, and founder of property developer Arada. Through his companies, he is an investor in Italian crane manufacturer Raimondi, in

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, in tech news website TechnoBuffalo, in ESG capital firm Eat Well Investment Group (EWGFF) and in

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He has also been an investor in and board member of

JUST, Inc. Eat Just, Inc. is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It develops and markets plant-based alternatives to conventionally produced egg products and cultivated meat products. Eat Just was founded in 2011 by Josh Tetrick ...

He was named as one of a number of high-profile investors in the $17 million Series A round of investments in lab-grown meat startup

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. In 2018, Khaled announced plans to open a chain of 30

restaurants in the Middle East. The same year, he was named Technology Investor of the Year at ''Arabian Business'' CEO Middle East awards. On 9 September 2021 Prince Khaled has joined Eat Well Investment Group Inc. as a strategic adviser.

Personal life

Khaled is the son of

and

. Khaled married Munira bint Ibrahim Al Assaf, daughter of Ibrahim Al Assaf. In the 1990s, Khaled was known for his opulence and extensive collection of 200 luxury cars. After participating in a trophy hunt in South Africa, a trip he would later describe as "cowardly", Khaled adopted a more austere lifestyle, ultimately becoming a

and disposing of his automobile collection. He has been described as an environmentalist and has called for the abolition of

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s, reportedly purchases

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s for his travel and drives an electric

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P90D. Khaled's father was reportedly inspired by his son's adoption of veganism to become a vegan himself.

References

Notes

External links

Official website
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Khalid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.

1978 births Living people Citigroup employees People from Riyadh