Awards & Recognitions

The “Italian Red Cross” awards the Alwaleed Philanthropies the “Golden Medal of Merit” for the donation of the 16 Million Euro “Castle of Castaneto Po” in Turin.

Gulf Business ranks HRH Prince Alwaleed among the 3 most powerful men in Saudi Arabia.

Arabian Business.com ranks HRH Prince Alwaleed as the Top of"100 most powerful Arabs".

HRH Prince Alwaleed has been among “Top Richest500 Billionaires” and ranked “The Richest Arab” in Bloomberg’s 2018 Index.

Honorary Doctorate in Social Science from the University of Corvinus-Hungary-Budapest.

“The Middle Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit”thee high distinctive merit medal was granted to HRH by the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This medal, the noblest merit in Hungary.

“The National Order of Merit in the grade of companion” the high distinctive merit medal given to HRH by the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.

HRH ranked #21 in the Global Riches on list of the Huran Global Rich in 2014.

Arabian Business magazine ranked HRH First on the list of most influential Arab figures in 2014

HRH among Top Ten in Brookings’ Global Billionaire Political Power Index.

Amwal Magazine ranks HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal on top of the list of the most powerful businessmen in 2014.

Saudi Centerfor SocialMediaRanksPrince Alwaleed#1on the list of 100 Most Influential People in 2014.

Amwal Magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed #1 on the list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Arabs in Finance in 2014.

The Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite; the highest honor granted in the Kingdom of Morocco bestowed by His Majesty Mohammed VI upon HRH.

The Republic Medal, First Degree bestowed by the President of the Republic of Sudan Omar AL Bashir upon HRH.

The Royal Opera House of Muscat Medal; conferred to HRH by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.  

Honorary doctorate in literature from the University of Khartoum.

American magazine Forbes ranked HRH as the Richest Muslim and Arab.

HRH received the Media Figure of the Year Award at the 8th Arab Media Forum.

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, granted HRH Prince Alwaleed Cambridge University’s Certificate of Appreciation and Gratitude.

HRH received the award of Best Media Company in Saudi Arabia in 2011 from the Arabian Business magazine.

Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 on the Arab World’s Richest list.

AMWAL magazine ranks HRH #1 on the 10 Most Innovative CEOs of 2011.

The Medal of Honor; the Highest Honor granted by the Laos People’s Democratic Republic, was bestowed by the President upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

Honorary Doctorate of Science, honoris causa-Sarajevo School of Science and Technology,Bosnia& Herzegovina.

The COLINAS DE BOE Medal; the Highest Honor granted by the Republic of Guinea Bissau, was bestowed by the President upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

The Friendship Medal; the Highest Honor granted by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, was bestowed by the President upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

Institutional Investor magazine ranked HRH #1 on its 2009 list of the “12 of the Middle East’s Most Prominent and Influential Financiers.

Forbes Magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed among the most prominent Arab Muslim figures.

The Middle East magazine ranks HRH #1 in “The World’s 50 Most influential Arabs” list.

HRH received the “Most Prominent Leading Personality in the Television Media for 2010 award from the Arab Youth Media Forum for the second year in a row.

Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 on the 100 Power list “the world’s most influential Arabs”.

HRH received the “BCIU’s Eisenhower Leadership” Award for Innovation from The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU).

Arabian Business ITP, Awarded Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation “The Humanitarian Award" Vice Chairwoman of Alwaleed Foundation.

HRH received the award of Top Media Businessman for 2011 during the MENA Cristal awards ceremony held in Lebanon.

The MADARA Horseman Medal; the Highest Honor granted by the State of Bulgaria, was bestowed by the Bulgarian President GEPRGI PARVANOV upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

The Grand-Croix National Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of the Republic of Central Africa François boziz.

The Presidential Plaque;the highest honor granted by the Republic of the Seychelles,was bestowed by the President of the Seychelles Mr. Michel to HRH in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the socio-economic development of the Seychellois people

Honorary Citizenship and the Key to the City of City of KAZANLAK; presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of KAZANLAK MR. STEFAN DAMYANOV,Bulgaria

Honorary Doctorate, honoris causa,-Bangui University in Republic of Central Africa.

The Arab Producers Union has chosen HRH as the “Knight of Arab media”

Forbes magazine ranks HRH among the “Top 25 Billionaires “List.

Al Jazeerah Newspaperranks Prince Alwaleed Top Single Investor in Saudi Arabia.

Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH # 1 in the list of”50 Richest Arabs” for 2008.

Prince Alwaleed received the "Buthaina Innovation for 2009 Award” from "Buthaina magazine"in Tunisia in recognition of his excellence at all levels and support the ongoing activities on the economic, humanitarian and scientific fronts.

Forbes Arabia magazine ranked Prince Alwaleed the “Wealthiest Arab” in the 2009 Wealthiest Arabs List.

The Arab Businessmen Magazine named HRH Prince Alwaleed the "Economic Figure of the Year" following an opinion poll.

The US Forbes magazine ranked Prince Alwaleed among the richest 20 men of the world.

The Residential Coat of Arms, the Highest Honor granted by the State of Eritrea, was bestowed by the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki upon HRH Prince Alwaleed.

Honorary Doctorate of Commercial Sciences -The St. John’s University, New York

The Medal “the Golden Order of the Maronite General Council” awarded to HRH by The Maronite General Councilfor his distinctive contributions to the Council and to Lebanon.

Arabian Business magazine ranks HRH #1 on the list of The World’s Most Influential Arabs.

Newsweek Magazine featured HRH among the global elite in its Superclass in Actionlist.

The Encyclopedia of Excellence and Civilization presented Prince Alwaleed with a trophy for “The Distinguished and Civilized Personality of the Year 2008” in recognition of his contribution in the economic, humanitarian, and educational fields.

Vanity Fair magazine listed Prince Alwaleed among the Top “100 Most Influential People in the World” list.

Prince Alwaleed was selected by the World Union of Arab Bankers for their Banking Executive magazine’s quarterly “Personality Feature”

The Arabian Business magazineranked Prince Alwaleed first on the list of the 50 richest men in the Arab world, for the year 2008

The Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon Medal; bestowed upon Prince Alwaleed by the President of Taiwan HE Mr. Chen Shui-bian. The medal is the country’s highest civilian honor.

Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration with Distinction from the International Islamic University in Malaysia.

Arabian Business magazine selected Prince Alwaleed as the #1 Most Powerful Arab in the World on the list of 100 Most Powerful Arabs in the World.

Time magazine listed Prince Alwaleed on the Time 100 issue and among the 12 Power Givers around the World for raising the profile of Islamic history and culture around the world.

Menlo College awards Prince Alwaleed the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award in recognition of his outstanding achievement in business since graduating in 1979.

The Times newspaper ranks HRH #5 on the “25 Shaping Tomorrow’s World of Middle East Business” List.

The Institute for International Research (IIR), Middle East presented the Outstanding Contribution to the Saudi Arabian Economy Award to Prince Alwaleed during a ceremony in Riyadh.

Zahrat Al-Khaleej magazine’s annual poll votes HRH as the Entertainment Personality of the Year.

Al-Jazirah Newspaper names Prince Alwaleed as the Entertainment Personality of the Year.

The “Best Manager, Good Governance and Humanitarian Contribution” award presented to Prince Alwaleed from Business & Men magazine for HRH’s exemplary leadership of KHC and continuous worldwide humanitarian contribution.

The Medallion of the 20th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Djibouti; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Djibouti.

Honorary Key to the Golden Gate of the City of Kinshasa, presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Governor of Kinshasa

Doctorate in Humanities, Al-Aqsa University in Gaza.

The Medal with the rank of "Commander of the Order of the Grand Star of Djibouti"; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by President of DjiboutiIsmail Omar Guelleh.

Honorary Citizen of the Banjul City-The Gambia, awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of the Gambian Capital, Banjul

The Medal with the rank of “Commander of the National Order of Merit of the Republic of Guinea”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal by the President of Guinea Mr. Lansana Conte in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

The Presidential Medal of Bosnia and Herzegovina; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Bosnia-HerzegovinaSuleiman Tihic in recognition of the Prince’s support of Bosnia &Herzegovina and its people.

The Medal with the title order to the civil merits of “Grand Cross of the Order of the Independence of Equatorial Guinea”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Equatorial Guinea Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in recognition of the Prince’s ef

The Medal with the rank of “Grand Officer of the Order of Mono”; awarded to Prince Alwaleed by the President of Togo Mr. Gnassingbe Eyadema in recognition of the Prince’s efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak presented a plaque to Prince Alwaleed from the President and the Board of Trustees of The American University in Cairo recognizing His Highness' generosity by naming The School of Humanities and Social Sciences after him.

Moroccan Crown Prince presents HRH with Arab Investment Award at the Arab Investment Forum.

Forbes magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed Wealthiest Investor outside the U.S.

Forbes magazine ranks Prince Alwaleed 5th Wealthiest in the World.

KHC ranked #1 on the Top 100 Saudi companies List of Arab News&Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers.

Chosen Man of the Year by Arab Ad magazine after polling top Arab businessmen

KHC ranked #1 on the Top 100 Saudi companies List of Arab News&Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers.

The Gold Medal of the City of Cannes, presented to Prince Alwaleed by the Mayor of Cannes in France, Maurice Delauney, as an acknowledgment by the city of the Prince’s annual summer visits.

Chosen Businessman of the Year by Boutheïna magazine.

KHC ranked #1 on the Top 100 Saudi companies by Arab News/Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers

Named 2nd Most Successful & Creative Investor in the Global Power Elite by Forbes magazine.

Chosen Most Prominent Business Personality in The Middle East by Arab Magazine

KHC ranked #3 on the Top 100 Saudi Companies List of Arab News & Al-Eqtisadiah Newspapers.

Chosen Businessman of the Year by Al Ahram Al Arabi magazine

Named Businessman of the Year by Al-Bilad daily.

Honorary Medal for Supporting Arab Singers, awarded by MOI and Culture Minister in the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed during the first Art Festival.