{"id":636,"date":"2017-10-02T08:40:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T08:40:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-10-02T08:40:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T08:40:37","slug":"7-interesting-facts-about-hh-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-bin-talal-alsaud-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/feature\/7-interesting-facts-about-hh-prince-khaled-bin-alwaleed-bin-talal-alsaud-1\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Interesting Facts About HH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal, <\/strong>son of Prince AlWaleed Bin Talal al Saud<\/a> (the richest man in Saudi Arabia), is known for being a tech enthusiast, an inspiring investor and a sharp
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\u00a0But here’s 7 things you might not have known about him:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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1.Vegan Prince of Middle East<\/h3>\n

Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal is an ardent vegetarian and tweets about his daily planet-based eating. He speaks and writes about animal welfare, sustainability and environment preservation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

He has invested to bringing plant-based restaurants in the MENA region.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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2. Invested in a Start-Up That Grows Meat In A Lab!<\/h3>\n

His company KBW invested US$17M in a San Franisco based start up that aims to produce \u2018clean meat\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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3.Chairman of Saudi Green Building Forum\u00a0<\/h3>\n

\nThe forum plays a fundamental role in making Saudi construction sector more \u2018green while working closely with government and global environmental initiatives.\u00a0His firm invested in Jordan to install LED lights and Solar panels in that will cut local power bills by 60 percent<\/p>\n

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4. He Drives An Eco-Friendly Tesla Model<\/h3>\n

His company sold off all stakes in oil and gas industry and currently spearheading investments into sustainable and high tech sectors. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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5.He Sees Tremendous Potential In Saudi Digital Space<\/h3>\n

Saudi entrepreneurs be alert \u2013 Prince Khalid \u00a0is currently looking at Saudi digital start up to invest, esp early stage start up with innovative business model. \u00a0He believes customer choice, convenience and use of Smartphone is the number one reason for digital growth in Saudi. He encourages young Saudis to move away from family run business and leap into entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

6.He Was Born In Stanford<\/h3>\n

The 38-year-old prince was born in 1978 though he grew up in Riyadh. He has studied Business at New Haven University in 1997 launching his ambitious company KBW investment in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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7. His Personality Is Inspired By His Mother<\/h3>\n

In an interview with ArabianBusiness, he said he is like his mom –\u00a0 very outgoing. \u00a0He says he wants to be a better person than yesterday to leave the planet in a improved state than it was when he arrived into the world.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cMy motivation is seeing change, seeing results. Numbers don\u2019t drive me much. I want to be successful, but I don\u2019t want to be the richest man in the world, he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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