HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) received in his office in Riyadh HE Mr. Neil Hawkins, Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The meeting was attended by Dr. Nahlah Alanbar, Private Executive Assistant to HRH the chairman.

The meeting began with the Ambassador thanking Prince Alwaleed for giving him the opportunity to meet with him. The Ambassador relayed cordial regards from the Australian government. During the meeting, the two touched upon the latest regional and international developments on the social and economic front, and they discussed investment opportunities in Australia. Moreover, Mr. Hawkins was keen on listening to the Prince’s views and pointed out that the Prince is well known for his significant and successful projects as he has a special vision for future potential investments where Australia may benefit from. 

In conclusion, the Ambassador extended an invitation to His Highness to visit his country. In response, Prince Alwaleed thanked the Ambassador and promised to visit his country in the near future.

The Prince’s investments in #Australia through KHC include investments in the banking sector through Citigroup, the hospitality sector through Four Seasons and Swissotel, and via the media sector through News Corp, and LBC as it is the most popular Arab channel in Australia.

In 2009, Prince Alwaleed received His Excellency the Hon. Stephen Smith, MP Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and an accompanying delegation. The Prince hosted a dinner in honor of his guest at Kingdom Resort.

In 2007, Prince Alwaleed received an Australian Parliamentary Delegation headed by the Hon. Peter Slipper, MP and on another occasion HRH received an Australian Business women’s delegation headed by Ms. Fiona Hill.