The upheavals in Egypt and Tunisia have left most Saudi leaders silent. Not this global investor and nephew of the Saudi king. He recently called for broader political participation, fair elections and effective job creation across the Arab world-and he took his cause to a very public forum: an op-ed in the New York Times. Unlike many of his conservative countrymen, Alwaleed has been pushing women's advancement. Nearly 65% of the staff at his palace and Kingdom Holding, his investment vehicle, are women.
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