Walid Juffali
Saudi businessman (1955–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walid Ahmed Juffali (30 April 1955 – 20 July 2016) (Arabic: وليد أحمد الجفالي) or Al-Walid bin Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Juffali (Arabic الوليد بن أحمد بن عبدالله الجفالي) was the chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, the largest privately owned enterprise in Saudi Arabia, assuming office after the death of his father Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Juffali, Juffali was also the chair of his own personal company "W Investments" a privately held investment company which mainly operated in Zürich.[1]
Al-Walid bin Ahmed Al Juffali | |
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Born | (1955-04-30)30 April 1955 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Died | 20 July 2016(2016-07-20) (aged 61) Zürich, Switzerland |
Education | Le Rosey |
Alma mater | University of San Diego Imperial College London |
Known for | Chairman, E. A. Juffali and Brothers |
Spouses |
Loujain Adada (m. 2012) |
Children | 6 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Khaled bin Ahmed Al Juffali (brother) |
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He was also the chairman of Saudi American Bank, The Saudi Cement Company, and sat on the boards of numerous powerful companies, including Saudi Hollandi Bank and many others.[2]
Juffali also had a large collection of jewels ordered to pay out to his ex-wife Christina Estrada after a $95 million divorce settlement in 2014, lower than her demand for $8 billion, which was the largest settlement in English legal history.[3]