11 January 2015
HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) received at his office in Riyadh HE Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine, Ambassador of Mauritania to Saudi Arabia. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Nahla Nasser Alanbar, Private Executive Assistant to HRH the Chairman and Mr. Fahad Bin Saad Bin Nafel, Executive Assistant to HRH the Chairman.

The meeting began as the Mauritanian Ambassador thanked Prince Alwaleed for giving him the opportunity to meet with him, as it is the first meeting for His Excellency with Prince Alwaleed since he took up post as Mauritanian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, HRH and the Ambassador discussed a number of social, economic and investment issues and HRH's philanthropic contribution to Africa.

In 2012, Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation- Global (Registered in Lebanon) donated $500,000 to support the UN World Food Program (WFP) to assist the Mauritanian people who were suffering from a drought that had affected the country; it affected just over 25% of the population. Alwaleed Foundation was the first to respond to the WFP's emergency operation. Previous donations made by Alwaleed Foundation through the WFP include assisting 30,000 people residing in the southern region of Guinea Bissau with the drought in 2006 and in the same year a donation was made through WFP to assist 3.5 million people afflicted by the drought in Kenya in 2006.

In 2011, Prince Alwaleed visited Mauritania and met with HE President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the First Lady at the presidential palace in Nouakchott, Mauritania, the meeting was also attended by H.E. Dr. Sidi ould Altah. During the visit, the President and Prince Alwaleed discussed humanitarian, social and investment issues. Also, the President awarded Prince Alwaleed the "Medal of Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit" which is the highest honor conferred by the Mauritanian President, in appreciation of his visit to the country. Moreover, the President and the First Lady hosted a dinner in the honor of Prince Alwaleed.

In the same year, Prince Alwaleed received at his office in Riyadh HE Dr. Sidi Ould Tah. Prince Alwaleed had previously visited the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott; during the visit HRH was welcomed by the government and people of Mauritania.

-Ends-

For more information contact:
Kingdom Holding Company
+966-11-211-1111
www.KINGDOM.com.sa
Media@kingdom.com.sa

© Press Release 2015