Public Investment Fund

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Public Investment Fund
Native name
صندوق الإستثمارات العامة
Founded17 August 1971; 52 years ago (1971-08-17)
FounderFaisal bin Abdulaziz
Headquarters,
Key people
AUMUS$776 billion (£538 billion)[1]
Websitepif.gov.sa

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of US$776 billion (£538 billion).[source?] It was created in 1971 for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the Government of Saudi Arabia.[source?] The wealth fund is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler since 2015.[source?]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Top 100 Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Rankings by Total Assets – SWFI". swfinstitute.org.