Here they are. Look who’s number 3 and 7.
1. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud (Saudi Arabia): US$ 29.5 Billion
2. The Al Rajhi Family (Saudi Arabia): US$ 24 Billion
3. The Hariri Family (Lebanon): US$ 17.8 Billion
4. Nasser Al Kharafi (Kuwait): US$ 12 Billion
5. Maan Al Sanea (Saudi Arabia): US$ 10 Billion
6. Mohammad Al Amoudi (Saudi Arabia): US$ 9.2 Billion
7. The Bin Laden Family (Saudi Arabia): US$ 8.5 Billion
8. Abdulaziz Al Ghurair (United Arab Emirates): US$ 8 Billion
9. The Olayan Family (Saudi Arabia): US$ 7.2 Billion
10. The Sawiris Family (Egypt): US$ 6.2 Billion
SudaneseThinker
SudaneseThinker
{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }
I thought Bin Laden was poor and fighting the rich?
But leaving sarcasm aside, I do wonder why there are no Jews among the group. Are there no Jewish Arabs among the top-ten? There surely are Jews among the top ten richest Americans.
(Did any of them make their own money or is all government contracts based on oil that happened to lie under their feet?)
Not a surprising list at all….just surprised that the two you highlight aren’t further up ;-p
Richest Israelis:
http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/09/israel-richest-billionaires-ent_cz_bbn_0109israelintro.html
Interesting (?) factoids:
1. The richest Israeli is a woman.
2. The richest Arab (30 Billion) is richer than the richest Israeli (4 Billion).
3. Bin Laden is richer than the richest Israeli.
4. Despite the fact that so many claim that Bin Laden fights the rich for the poor.
5. And despite the fact that so many claim that the Jews have all the money and oppress the poor Arab world.
But there are two different types of wealth. One is based on bringing new wealth into the world, like inventing a new gadget or creating products. The other is based on claiming what others could claim too if they had the power.
I put it to this forum that most rich Israelis made their money by creating wealth, by contributing to the world what did not exist before or by contributing capital to such enterprises.
And I put it to this forum that a number of the richest Arabs made their money from sitting on oil and related benefits, while contributing nothing to the world’s total wealth themselves.
I’m surprised that their brothers in Gaza and other Palestinians had to suffer so much considering what that wealth could have done to ease their suffering. Could have built power plants,factories, housing and maybe even a new greenhouse? And think of how nice those refugee camps could be. Shoot, they could even build an island or two (AK47 shaped perhaps?) for even more land to live on.
The Bin Laden family is not the same as Osama. Yes, it is his family but he has been disowned by them.
“Could have built power plants,factories, housing and maybe even a new greenhouse?”
They would have destroyed them. They had greenhouses. They destroyed them.
One of theses families needs to adopt me, ASAP.
“They had greenhouses. They destroyed them.”
Yes, Andrew,I know they did. But, after all, they were Jewish greenhouses. The food the Palestinians might have grown there would have probably been like poison to them.
all of them will stand knee deep in the blood of their children.. french revolution style
The real top richest people in the world are always hidden, and their reported wealth doesn’t make a fraction of what their real wealth is.
You won’t find their names on sites like Forbes.com. I’m talking about people that practically run this world however they want. Eg. the top bankers like the Rothschild family and such. And guess what? They are ALL Jewish.
No wonder no one can say sh** to Israel regarding their daily massacres and continuous provocation of not only Arabs, but which also extended to the rest of the world, proving they value no one if not Israeli.
Dr. “Truth”?
In other words, we should stop building hospitals for others and never treat Arabs or send medical teams to countries like Haiti so that we can be like you imagine we were?
Incidentally, the really rich people not listed by Forbes are all Palestinian! Prove me wrong.
I have been researching the richest Arabs out of pure curiosity. It was surprising to note that there are some Palestinians among the group. how much better it would be if these guys could use their money, and the influence it can buy, to enlighten (and help) all other Palestinians that they should stop fighting Israel and concentrate on building what little they have in a a true spirit of peace and non-aggression. (build schools, hospitals, and bridges…not burn them! They’d be more than surprised what a turn-around it would be for their image and existence in the world.
The Iraquis who have currently begun decimating their own country, once again, and this time, not at the hands of one despot, but rather at the hands of thousands of despots who “wanna be” like the Iranians….. have you nothing better to aspire to? like jobs, prosperity for yourselves and future generations, peace and enjoyment of your daily lives..and also to share the historical beauty of your country and region with the world? A mind, is, indeed, a terrible thing to waste!!!
Leave a Comment