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Funeral is held of longtime Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal

Funeral is held of longtime Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal
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The funeral has taken place in Saudi Arabia of Prince Saud al-Faisal who was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister, holding the job for 40

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The funeral has taken place in Saudi Arabia of Prince Saud al-Faisal who was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister, holding the job for 40 years.

He died on Thursday, just two months after being replaced in the post – although the 75-year-old had retained an influential position in Saudi foreign policy circles.

Prince Saud al-Faisal, longtime Saudi foreign minister, iies at 75 http://t.co/L1iXDXjGSv pic.twitter.com/8EBNZLHsGW

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) 9 Juillet 2015

He was replaced on April 29 by Adel al-Jubeir, the then-ambassador to Washington.

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