Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Habib, a Saudi Pediatrician has become a billionaire in a flash after the medical group he has founded topped the market at its initial public offering.
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One of world's wealthiest doctors
After state-owned Saudi Aramco's IPO of $30 billion in December, this is the first IPO to be able to generate a net amount of $2.3 billion for one of the world's wealthiest doctors now.
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Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Habib
Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Habib’s 49% stake in his eponymous company is worth 8.5 billion riyals ($2.3 billion), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, based on the announced selling price of 50 riyals a share.
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Founder of Al-Habib Medical Group
Dr. Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Habib is the founder and the Chairman of Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group which owns and operates a number of hospitals and medical centers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Rise to glory
He has practiced in the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is also a co-owner and board member of Mohammad Al Habib Real Estate Co., a company which owns a number of real estate projects in KSA.