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Al Saqqaf was one of the active Saudi
Arabian officials during the establishment of the Gulf states as independent countries in 1971. Al Saqqaf was among the close advisors of King Faisal throughout his career. Al Saqqaf's term ended in November 1974 when he died, and he was succeeded by Prince Saud
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events which led to the departure of the
Palestinians from Jordan he headed the Saudi Arabian mission to settle the disputes between Jordan and the Palestinian groups. However, both sides were not cooperative, and as a result, Al Saqqaf claimed that if Jordanians would continue to be uncooperative,
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Saudi Arabia would close its borders with Jordan and suspend its annual financial support. He also added that if the
Palestinian groups would not attempt to solve the problems with
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bin Faisal Al Saud in the post in March 1975. In the period between
November 1974 and March 1975 the ministry was headed by the acting minister Mohammed Ibrahim Massoud.
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Following his graduation Al Saqqaf started his career at the
Foreign Office of Saudi Arabia as the third secretary in 1948. From 1951 he assumed the post of acting
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in 1923. His grandfather, Sayyid Omar Al Saqqaf, was a merchant in Jeddah dealing with the pilgrim trade. He received a degree in political science from the
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in 1956 and then, was named as the acting assistant undersecretary at the ministry. Next year, he was named as the Saudi
Arabian ambassador to
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Al Saqqaf was named as the state minister for foreign affairs in April 1968. In this capacity he led a group of Saudi officials before the
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with the rank of counselor in different cities, including
Karachi, Rome, Jakarta and London. He became chief of protocol at the
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on 15 February 1974. Al Saqqaf was also the recipient of the Nile Sash of Egypt which was awarded to him on 30 July 1974.
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Al Saqqaf was married and had three children. He had a good command of the
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in 1967 to inform them that Saudi Arabia would not provide them more financial aid. Following the
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summit in 1969, and they met with the officials from the Arab countries involved in the
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on 14 November 1974 at age 51. His body was brought back to
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on the Palestine issue in New York City when he died of a
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