Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable of greetings and congratulations to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud after the completion of the arrival of pilgrims in the kingdom. In the cable, Prince Naif said the number of pilgrims for this year"s Hajj reached 1,613,965 (55% males and 45% females) representing 183 nationalities. This year"s number of arriving pilgrims was 118,989 pilgrims (or 7%) less than last year"s, Prince Naif stated.