Who is Nurat Affinnih?

Nurat Affinnih (alternately spelled Nurat Affinih or Nurat Afini), born in July 1973, is the widow of Alwaleed bin Talal, a Saudi billionaire businessman, investor and philanthropist. She was born to a Malaysian businessman and a Thai mother. They were married on 27 March 2014, in Paris. At one point, she filed for divorce, due to "marital disharmony". On the 17th of December 2021, the news of their divorce reached the public. There are no reports on them having any issue(s) together. However, her Instagram posts, which included references to "self discovery" and "growth", indicated unhappiness as early as March 2020. They were last seen together publicly in November 2021.

She holds multiple degrees, including an MBA from Geneva Business School in International Banking & Finance, a Diploma from the CEMS Program at Copenhagen Business School in International Management, a Master of Science from the School of Oriental and African Studies in Development studies and a Diploma in Computer Science from King's College, London.

Nurat Affinnih also has a black belt in karate.