Prince Faisal's death, a loss of a humanitarian and for the Arab youth
Saudi Arabia-Regional, People, 8/23/1999

Leaders of the Arab states sent messages to Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, expressing condolences on the death of his son, Prince Faisal bin Fahd, who died due to a heart attack on Saturday.

All the Arab heads of states sent messages or telephoned in person to offer condolences to the Saudi Royal family.

Saudi Arabia bid farewell to Prince Faisal Bin Fahd, the general head of youths interests in Saudi Arabia and the oldest son of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz.

Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz headed the funeral prayers in the mosque of Imam Turkei Bin Abdullah before being Prince Faisal was buried in al-Saud cemetery in the Saudi capital.

News agencies quoted a source in the Saudi royal divan as saying King Fahd urged the members of the royal family to hold a meeting in the Spanish resort of Marbia, where he has resided since last month.

Losing Prince Faisal Bin Fahd is a big loss for the Arab states, as he had an effective role in the development of sports in the Arab states as well as because of his humanitarian stances in the Arab states.

The Arab League's general secretariat released a statement on the death of Prince Faisal praising the late prince's efforts in dedicating his life and efforts to serve Arab youths and sport causes where he was the chairman of the Arab Games' federation.

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