Mohammed Al-Sowaidi was appointed CEO of Qatar Investment Authority, Doha, effective immediately.
The sovereign wealth fund, which has about $510 billion in assets, according to research and data firm Global SWF, said Al-Sowaidi was chosen following the appointment of former CEO Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud as minister of public health. He had been CEO since 2018.
Al-Sowaidi was chief investment officer, Americas for QIA. Details on any replacement could not immediately be learned. He joined QIA in 2010.
QIA was established in 2005. The sovereign wealth fund invests across public and private asset classes.
