A master’s thesis in the College of Administration and Economics at the University of Karbala discussed the role of sovereign wealth funds in economic development – the experiences of selected countries with the possibility of benefiting from them in Iraq. The study presented by the student, Sari Hamid Ali Al-Rajhi, came with the aim of introducing sovereign wealth funds and economic development, knowing the role of sovereign wealth funds in economic development and their indicators, highlighting the importance of sovereign wealth funds in the global economy, anticipating the use of sovereign wealth funds in economic development in Iraq and studying the economy. Iraq and the possibility of Iraq benefiting from the experiences of the sample countries in the same field. The thesis included an analysis of the variables of sovereign wealth funds in the sample countries to benefit from them in Iraq and their role in economic development variables as dependent variables. The study recommended the need to establish a sovereign fund or several sovereign wealth funds to benefit from the experiences of the sample countries (Norway and Algeria) because of the major role of the sovereign fund in achieving remarkable progress in the indicators of economic development for those countries.
