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| Public Investment Fund | |
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Native name | صندوق الإستثمارات العامة |
| Founded | 17 August 1971 |
| Founder | Faisal bin Abdulaziz |
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| AUM | US$776 billion (£538 billion) |
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?]