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Born in 1955 as the son of [[Talal of Saudi Arabia|Prince Talal]], a noted liberal, and Mona Al Solh, the daughter of {{wp|Lebanon}}'s first prime minister {{wp|Riad Al Solh}}, a fourteen-year-old Al Waleed was suddenly made {{wp|Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia|crown prince}} in 1969 when his father launched a {{wp|1969 Saudi Arabian coup attempt|coup}} against his uncle {{wp|Faisal of Saudi Arabia|King Faisal}}, thereby establishing a constitutional monarchy for the first time in {{wp|Saudi}} history. Later, upon reaching maturity, as his [[Talal of Saudi Arabia|father]]'s heir apparent, Al Waleed gained a reputation as a skilled diplomat who cultivated relationships and business deals with figures in both the {{wp|East}} and the {{wp|West}}. Eventually, in 2018, at the age of sixty-three, following his [[Talal of Saudi Arabia|father]]'s death, Al Waleed ascended to the throne, becoming {{wp|Saudi Arabia}}'s second monarch of its constitutional era. A self-described "{{wp|liberal Muslim}}", Al Waleed is an advocate of a two-state solution concerning {{wp|Israel}} and {{wp|Palestine}} and has also spoken actively against authoritarianism and climate change.  
Born in 1955 as the son of [[Talal of Saudi Arabia|Prince Talal]], a noted liberal, and Mona Al Solh, the daughter of {{wp|Lebanon}}'s first prime minister {{wp|Riad Al Solh}}, a fourteen-year-old Al Waleed was suddenly made {{wp|Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia|crown prince}} in 1969 when his father launched a {{wp|1969 Saudi Arabian coup attempt|coup}} against his uncle {{wp|Faisal of Saudi Arabia|King Faisal}}, thereby establishing a constitutional monarchy for the first time in {{wp|Saudi}} history. Later, upon reaching maturity, as his [[Talal of Saudi Arabia|father]]'s heir apparent, Al Waleed gained a reputation as a skilled diplomat who cultivated relationships and business deals with figures in both the {{wp|East}} and the {{wp|West}}. Eventually, in 2018, at the age of sixty-three, following his [[Talal of Saudi Arabia|father]]'s death, Al Waleed ascended to the throne, becoming {{wp|Saudi Arabia}}'s second monarch of its constitutional era. A self-described "{{wp|liberal Muslim}}", Al Waleed is an advocate of a two-state solution concerning {{wp|Israel}} and {{wp|Palestine}} and has also spoken actively against authoritarianism and climate change.  


Having been married four times in his lifetime, Al Waleed was first married to his first cousin {{wp|Dalal bint Saud Al Saud|Princess Dalal Al Saud}}, with whom he has two children including Khaled, his heir apparent, and Reem. As of current, he has been married to the {{wp|Saudi}} commoner {{wp|Ameera al-Taweel}}, a woman twenty-eight years his junior.
Having been married twice in his lifetime, Al Waleed was first married to his first cousin {{wp|Dalal bint Saud Al Saud|Princess Dalal Al Saud}}, with whom he has two children including Khaled, his heir apparent, and Reem. As of current, he has been married to the {{wp|Saudi}} commoner {{wp|Ameera al-Taweel}}, a woman twenty-eight years his junior and with whom he has three children. With an estimated net worth of $40 billion, Al Waleed is considered to be one of the richest monarchs in the world.

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Al Waleed
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
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King of Saudi Arabia
Reign22 December 2018 - present
PredecessorTalal
Heir apparentKhaled
BornAl Waleed bin Talal Al Saud
(1955-03-07) 7 March 1955 (age 69)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Spouse
Princess Dalal Al Saud
(m. 1976; div. 1994)

Ameera al-Taweel (m. 2008)
Issue5
Full name
Al Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz
HouseAl Saud
FatherTalal
MotherMona Al Solh
ReligionSunni Islam

Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud (Arabic: الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is King of Saudi Arabia since 2018. The eldest son of King Talal, Al Waleed ascended to the throne following the death of his father whose forty-nine-year reign is the longest in Saudi history and was noted for its transformative effects on Saudi Arabia. As the second Saudi monarch of the kingdom's constitutional era, much like his father, Al Waleed adopts a mostly hands-off approach regarding the country's governance similar to Europe's constitutional monarchs.

Born in 1955 as the son of Prince Talal, a noted liberal, and Mona Al Solh, the daughter of Lebanon's first prime minister Riad Al Solh, a fourteen-year-old Al Waleed was suddenly made crown prince in 1969 when his father launched a coup against his uncle King Faisal, thereby establishing a constitutional monarchy for the first time in Saudi history. Later, upon reaching maturity, as his father's heir apparent, Al Waleed gained a reputation as a skilled diplomat who cultivated relationships and business deals with figures in both the East and the West. Eventually, in 2018, at the age of sixty-three, following his father's death, Al Waleed ascended to the throne, becoming Saudi Arabia's second monarch of its constitutional era. A self-described "liberal Muslim", Al Waleed is an advocate of a two-state solution concerning Israel and Palestine and has also spoken actively against authoritarianism and climate change.

Having been married twice in his lifetime, Al Waleed was first married to his first cousin Princess Dalal Al Saud, with whom he has two children including Khaled, his heir apparent, and Reem. As of current, he has been married to the Saudi commoner Ameera al-Taweel, a woman twenty-eight years his junior and with whom he has three children. With an estimated net worth of $40 billion, Al Waleed is considered to be one of the richest monarchs in the world.