Al-Waleed is also a philanthropist , and much of his charitable activity is in the field of educational initiatives to bridge gaps between Western and Islamic communities . He has funded centers of American studies in universities in the Middle East and centers of Islamic studies in Western universities , which , in 2005 , led Campus Watch and the American Jewish Congress to question the centers ' academic autonomy . In 2002 , al-Waleed donated $ 500,000 to help fund the George Herbert Walker Bush scholarship at Phillips Academy in Andover , Massachusetts . and donated £ 18.5 million to Palestinian families during a TV telethon ordered by Saudi King Fahd to help relatives of Palestinians after Israeli operations in the West Bank city of Jenin . In 2004 , he contributed $ 17 million to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Al-Waleed bin Talal