Top 100 Arabs 2025

16. Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi

CEO Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)

Origin: Qatar

Residence: Qatar

Sector: Diversified

2024 Rank: NEW

Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi, replaced Mansoor Ebrahim Al Mahmoud as CEO in November 2024, he leads one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), with assets under management (AUM) exceeding $500bn in 2024. Like other SWFs in the Gulf, QIA plays a vital role in shaping Qatar’s economy.

Prior to assuming the CEO role, Al-Sowaidi served as QIA’s CIO of Americas, where he directed the fund’s investments across diverse asset classes within the region. His extensive experience at QIA began in 2010, and during his tenure, he held several key positions in private equity funds and technology, media, and telecommunications, and industrials portfolios.

From 2015 to 2020, he also served as president of QIA Advisory (US). Al-Sowaidi’s career in finance extends beyond QIA. Before joining QIA, he served as director of Corporate Banking at Masraf Al-Rayan from 2006 to 2010. He has also worked at ExxonMobil Treasury in Qatar from 2004 to 2006.

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