The Syndicate of Al Ashraf, decedents of the Prophet Muhammad of Islam and his immediate family, mourned former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al Faisal, who died on Thursday.

Head of the Syndicate Mahmoud el Sherif praised al Faisal for his stances in support of Egyptian and Arab and Islamic issues.

The late prince was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister as he was appointed in 1975. He was replaced on April 29 by Adel Al Jubeir.