Walid Juffali was the chairman of Saudi American Bank, The Saudi Cement Company, and sat on the boards of numerous powerful companies, including Saudi Hollandi Bank and many others.
21 Facts About Walid Juffali
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The Al-Walid Juffali are members of the Bani Khalid dynasty, rulers of Eastern Arabia during the early 1600s to the late 1800s after military defeats against the Saudis.
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Walid Juffali's mother was Suad bint Ibrahim Al Husseini, the granddaughter of Kamil of Jerusalem and niece of Hajj Amin of Jerusalem.
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Walid Juffali received a bachelor's degree from the University of San Diego, California in 1977.
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Walid Juffali was a graduate of Imperial College, where he received a doctorate in neurosciences in 2012.
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Walid Juffali launched multiple initiatives and programs that continue to serve and educate various community sectors and focus on developing and understanding the human brain.
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Walid Juffali launched the brain forum, where his vision was to create a platform that would contribute to the progression of brain research and encourage global collaboration and initiatives with the potential to transform lives.
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Walid Juffali successfully held a state-of-the-art conference in 2013, followed by a second in 2015, with over 1,000 participants from 27 countries.
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Walid Juffali was fluent in four languages: Arabic, English, French, and German.
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Walid Juffali was the chair of Saudi American Bank and wholly-owned his own specialist Neuroscience company, NeuroPro.
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Walid Juffali was the chairman of E A Juffali and Brothers, a position he had held since at least 2005.
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In 2005, Walid Juffali was chairman of Saudi American Bank as well as the chair of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Walid Juffali had a separate company, W Investments, a private wealth management company.
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On 9 November 2015, The Daily Telegraph reported that Walid Juffali had gained legal immunity in the UK, having been appointed as St Lucia's "Permanent Representative" to the International Maritime Organization, which is headquartered in London.
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The judge lifted restrictions on reporting his ex-wife's claim that Walid Juffali was seriously ill with cancer in a Swiss hospital since, if he were to die before the case was concluded, her claim would become irrelevant, and she and their daughter would receive no further monthly payments.
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Walid Juffali appealed the judgment to the Court of Appeal, and was supported by an intervention from the Foreign Secretary.
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In 2001, Walid Juffali married Christina Estrada, an American former Pirelli Calendar model, but they divorced in 2014.
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Walid Juffali owned Bishopsgate House in Egham, Surrey, which he acquired from his parents in about 2001.
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In November 2012, Walid Juffali married then 25-year-old Lebanese model and TV presenter Loujain Adada in Venice.
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On 20 July 2016, Walid Juffali died in Zurich, Switzerland, after a lengthy period with cancer.
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Walid Juffali's estate is in the hands of his brother Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Juffali as the inheritor, as well as the legal guardian of his five daughters.