The Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) ( ar, شركة المملكة القابضة) is a Saudi
conglomerate holding company
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, based in
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of th ...
. The KHC is a
publicly listed company
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on the
Tadawul
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(Saudi stock exchange). The KHC consists of a select team of experienced investment specialists directed by its founder and chairman, Prince
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 chief executive officer, Eng. Talal Ibrahim Al Maiman. The company describes itself as a diversified investment company, whose main interests are
financial services
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,
real estate
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,
tourism
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and
hospitality
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,
media
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...
,
entertainment
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,
petrochemicals,
aviation
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and
technology
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.
Present investments
Present investments include:
*
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Canada-based) (owns 23.75% with
Cascade Investment, LLC, and others)
*
Fairmont Raffles Swissotel (minority ownership with
Accor
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Accor op ...
)
*
Hotel George V
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History
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(100%) (France)
* KADCO Egypt (100%) (Egypt)
* Kingdom Hospital-Consulting Clinics (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
* Kingdom Hotels Investments (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
* Kingdom Schools (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
*
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International ( ar, المؤسسة اللبنانية للإرسال انترناسيونال), widely known as LBCI, is a private television station in Lebanon. LBCI was founded in 1992 by acquiring the asse ...
(100%) (Lebanon)
*
Lyft
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(US)
*
Flynas
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History
Saudi Arabian Airlines was the only airline in the c ...
(33%) (Saudi Arabia)
* National Industrialization Company (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
*
Rotana Group
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The media conglomerate includes a film production company (Rotana ...
(), the Arab world's largest entertainment company (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
*
Twitter, Inc. (minority stake)
Past investments
Past investments include:
*
21st Century Fox (US / 6% minority stake, sold in 2017)
*
360buy (China / now publicly traded as JD.com)
*
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
(US)
*
AOL /
Time Warner
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It was originally established in 1972 by ...
(US)
*
Apple
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(US)
*
Canary Wharf
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(UK)
*
Citigroup
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(US)
*
The Coca-Cola Company
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(US)
*
Compaq
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(US)
*
eBay
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(US)
*
EuroDisney
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(France / now owned by The Walt Disney Company on a 87.15%)
*
Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
(US)
*
Hewlett-Packard
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(US)
*
McDonald's
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(US)
*
Motorola Mobility
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(US)
*
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
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(Switzerland / 33% minority stake, sold in 2018 to
Accor
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Accor op ...
)
*
News Corporation
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(US)
*
PepsiCo (US)
*
Priceline.com
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(US)
*
Procter & Gamble
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(US)
*
The Savola Group (Saudi Arabia)
*
Saks Incorporated
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(US)
*
SAMBA, Saudi American Bank (US)
*
Marvel Comics
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(US)
*
The Walt Disney Company
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(US)
The company is known for hiring the first Saudi female
commercial pilot A commercial pilot licence (CPL) is a type of pilot licence that permits the holder to act as a pilot of an aircraft and be paid for their work.
Different licenses are issued for the major aircraft categories: airplanes, airships, balloons, glid ...
, Captain
Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi
Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi ( ar, هنادي زكريا الهندي) is the first Saudi woman to become a pilot. She was born in Mecca in September 1978. She passed her final exams at the Middle East Academy for Commercial Aviation in Amman, Jorda ...
, who trained at the
Mideast Aviation Academy in Jordan.
It is the owner of and was the lead developer of the
Kingdom Centre
Kingdom Centre (Arabic: مركز المملكة) is a 41- story, skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower as the tallest tower in Saudi Arabia. It has since been surpassed and, , is the fift ...
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kingdom Holding is an active investor in
sub-saharan Africa
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through Kingdom Africa Management, a private equity firm and subsidiary based in South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria. Kingdom Africa is run by J. Kofi Bucknor and focuses on growth equity investments.
In 2007, the company committed to purchasing an
Airbus A380
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Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was annou ...
"Flying Palace" for $485 million, however according to the Kingdom Holding's chief financial officer the plane has been sold.
In April 2010, the company sold part of its stake in Raffles Holdings International in a deal worth about $847 million to a group of investors, including an affiliate of
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.
In August 2011, the company announced plans for the construction of
Jeddah Tower
Jeddah Tower ( ar, برج جدة), previously known as Kingdom Tower (), is a skyscraper construction project currently on hold. Located on the north side of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it is planned to be the first tall building, and the centrep ...
, which will become the tallest building in the world.
References
External links
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