Al-Marsad newspaper: Yasser Al-Rumayyan revealed the story of his appointment as governor of the Public Investment Fund.
Al-Rumayyan said, during the “Eight” program, that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to help choose a general supervisor of the fund, following the supervision of the fund was transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Council of Economic Affairs.
He explained that he used the Capital Market Authority and asked them to provide him with the names of all the CEOs.
He indicated that he presented the names to the Crown Prince, but he was not convinced of them and wanted other people.
He pointed out that immediately following that, the decision was issued to appoint him as governor of the Public Investment Fund.
On the other hand, Al-Rumayyan indicated that the Public Investment Fund was established in 1971 and many companies participated in it, including SABIC and Ma’aden.
