Several Saudi ambassadors on Sunday paid rich tributes to Dr. Ghazi Al-Gosaibi and lauded him as one of the most professional and dynamic ambassadors of the Kingdom. Dr. Gosaibi, they said, contributed significantly in defending and supporting Saudi diplomacy abroad in support of the Arab and Islamic affairs internationally. The ambassadors said Dr. Gosaibi played a very positive role in explaining the Saudi efforts to help establish peace and security, both regionally and globally. The ambassadors also recalled Dr. Gosaibi's role in the promotion of cross-cultural peaceful co-existence and cross-cultural dialogues. Dr. Gosaibi died at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh after a long illness. He was 70. Dr. Gosaibi was born in Hofuf in the Eastern Province on March 2, 1940. He was minister of labor since 2005. Dr. Gosabi was one of the most well-known Saudi novelists. Among his most celebrated novels are: Sheqqat Al-Hurryyah, Al-Usfouryyah, and Sa'adat Al-Wazeer. Ali Assiri, the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, described Dr. Gosaibi as an ambassador who represented his country extremely well internationally and who also participated positively in promoting Saudi initiatives to establish peace in the Middle East and to achieve the aspirations of the Palestinian people as well as to combat terrorism domestically and internationally. Ambassador Assiri also stated that Dr. Gosaibi was one of the most faithful and well-known men of this country and that he will be mourned, not only in the Kingdom, but across the entire Arab World as well. Assiri said Dr. Gosaibi worked very hard to strengthen Saudi-British relations when he was ambassador in London. Dr. Abdullah Al-Bosairi, Saudi Ambassdor to Bangladesh said Dr. Gosaibi was a shrewd diplomat who certainly left a very positive image of himself and one who served his country well. He said Dr. Gosaibi was appointed ambassador to London during a very critical period of history and, while there, Al-Gosaibi received the respect of all members of the local diplomatic community for his relentless efforts in support of the Arab and Islamic affairs. “Dr. Gosabi was an icon of Saudi diplomacy abroad,” he said. Faisal Bin Trad, Saudi Ambassador in New Delhi, said that Dr. Gosaibi devoted his entire life in the service of his country, bearing huge responsibility during his very long political career. Ambassador Faisal added that Dr. Al-Gosaibi served his Arab and Islamic nation and had many contributions to peace and stability. He added that he had represented his country well in defending the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people in Arab and international conferences. “Not only have we lost a diplomat,” Ambassador Faisal said, “we also have lost a personality that combined diplomacy with arts and administration.”
