Maraee was formerly chief investment officer at the Palestine Investment Fund, and his appointment follows the resignation of previous Wataniya Palestine CEO, Fayez Husseini.
Maraee holds a doctorate degree in law from Harvard University and Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud al-Thani, chairman at Ooredoo, said: “Maraee has extensive experience in business management, private equity and investment.”
Ooredoo owns 44.6% of Wataniya Palestine, which posted a loss of $10.68 million in the nine months to September 30.