12 Unknown Facts about Princess Ameera al-Taweel (Ex-Wife of Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal)

Princess Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef Al-Taweel Al-Otaibi who is commonly known as Ameera al-Taweel in western countries is a famous princess of KSA, ex-wife of Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal and a well-known philanthropist. We have We have compiled everything which you want to know about her in the below points.[irp]

1-Princess Ameera completed her higher education from foreign universities and started her social work right after it.

2-Princess Ameera spent her life with her divorced mother and grandparents in Riyadh after her parents got separated. Later she met Prince Waleed bin Talal during an interview. She was very young when they two decided to get married.

3-She got enormous popularity being married to one of the richest men in the world, Prince Waleed bin Talal. Despite huge age difference this royal couple gained grave popularity all over the world.

4-Princess remained involved in several humanitarian activities before and after her marriage with Prince Waleed and is still busy in philanthropy activities even after their divorce. She is a famous philanthropist and offers several programs of people wellbeing.  She has been designated as head of the executive committee of Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation at national and international forums. This foundation owns several social activities such as the elimination of poverty, financial support for education, support for women empowerment and for disaster relief in case of any natural or artificial disasters.

5-During her philanthropist activities, she has visited more than 71 countries. She is contributing rapidly for betterment and empowerment of women in the Kingdom.

6-She is considered as the symbol of power for Saudi women and is active to work for freedom of women rights in Kingdom.

7-She has also served well as vice chairman of Al-Waleed bin Talal foundation during her married years with Prince and is also a member of the board of trustees at Silatech. Princess Ameera laid the foundation of Alwaleed Bin Talal Village in order to help orphans and needy persons of Burkina Faso. In collaboration with Prince Philip, she opened an Islamic studies center named after Prince Waleed bin Talal.

8-She has enjoyed a memorable status during her married life with Prince Waleed bin Talal. Her divorce with Prince did not bring any defame for herself or her family, in fact, the couple ended the relationship on a good note. In an interview, Prince Waleed mentioned it clearly that even if they could not prolong their married life, still they have good wishes for each other being ex-partners.

9-She remained chairperson of Kingdom Holding Company even after her divorce from Prince in 2013. This company is one of the world’s largest construction companies and is majorly owned by Prince Waleed.

10-On her Twitter account, she is in touch with several other philanthropists and social icons of Kingdom and all over the world. The link of her Twitter Account https://twitter.com/ameerahaltaweel  shows her interest in social wellbeing. The list of her contributions to the well-being of people is long lasting and in this honor, she has received several awards worldwide including 800th Anniversary Medal for outstanding philanthropist by Prince Philips.