QIA was established in 2005 by an Amiri Decision, which serves as a constitution defining QIA’s objectives and governance framework.
QIA is accountable to the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment (SCEAI), chaired by His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar.
QIA’s mission, is aimed at “developing, investing and managing the State reserve funds and other assets assigned to it by SCEAI in accordance with the policies, plans and programmes approved by SCEAI.”