Walid Juffali
| Walid Juffali | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Walid Ahmed Juffali 30 April 1955 |
| Died | 20 July 2016 (aged 61) Zurich, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Education | Le Rosey |
| Alma mater |
University of San Diego Imperial College London |
| Known for | chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers |
| Net worth | £4 billion (June 2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Basma Al-Sulaiman (1980–2000) Christina Estrada (2001–14) Loujain Adada (m. 2012) |
| Children | Six; three with Basma Al-Sulaiman, one with Christina Estrada and two with Loujain Adada |
| Parent(s) |
Ahmed Abdullah Juffali Su’ad Juffali |
| Relatives |
Khaled Juffali (brother) Ebrahim Juffali (brother) Ali Juffali (brother) |
Walid Ahmed Juffali (30 April 1955 – 20 July 2016) was a Saudi billionaire heir and businessman. He was the chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, one of Saudi Arabia's largest companies. His July 2016 divorce settlement of £75 million, shortly before his death from cancer, was the then largest such settlement in English legal history.
Juffali was born on 30 April 1955, the son of Ahmed Abdullah Juffali (1924–1994), the founder of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, one of Saudi Arabia's largest companies. His younger brother is Khaled Juffali, and his sister is Maha Juffali. His brother Tarek Juffali died in 2008 from a drug overdose, and had been "a heavy heroin and cocaine user and also took Rohypnol and smoked 30 cannabis joints a day".
He received a bachelor's degree from the University of San Diego, California in 1977. In 2012, he received a doctorate in neuroscience from Imperial College London. His PhD thesis was entitled, "A Novel Algorithm for Detection and Prediction of Neural Anomalies", and his supervisor was Chris Toumazou.
Juffali was the chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, a position he has held since at least 2005.
In 2005, Juffali was also chairman of Saudi American Bank, deputy chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Honorary Consul-General for Denmark.
In December 2005, the Middle East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) announced that Juffali would host its entrepreneurial reality show, The Investor, which would be shown early in 2006. In her book Arab Television Today, Naomi Sakr, compared the show to The Apprentice, but noted that each of the 13 pairs of would-be entrepreneurs had to be from the same family, to reflect the "family aspect of business in the Arab world".
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