Dr. Ghazi Algosaibi
Dr. Ghazi Algosaibi passed away at the age of 70, a career Saudi government man who held more high positions than anyone in my limited knowledge of government officials and ministers, what I know is he was criticized for reasons I thought were absurd, so I knew he was on the right track.
Recently the Information Minister Aziz Khoja lifted the ban which was imposed on some of his literary works, which made me wonder, how one can be a Saudi minister and still have some of his books banned from the market? I am sure I am not alone in wondering about that 
I also learned today from twitter that he has a son named Suhail and in his bio it says “Bahrain’s most outspoken entrepreneur, martial artist, and author” Suhail also has an interesting website.
Yes, how can a Saudi minister have a son who is “Bahrain’s most outspoken”? I asked myself that question also, but then I remembered, how can a Saudi blogger live in Australia? Well, because like many other nationalities, we can, and do, live in many different countries, some very close to home, and some… almost on the edge of the earth. 
Rest In Peace Dr. Ghazi, I am sure a man of your caliber will be missed.
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Aug 16, 2010 @ 20:03:26
Qusay.. Gosaibi Family -like many other families based in the Eastern Province- has strong ties with their family branch in Bahrain. I myself has extended family in Bahrain while many of my “sharqawee” friends also hold the Bahraini nationality
But yeah, we all live on “our” edge of earth in a way or another..
May Abu Yara rest in peace..
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Aug 16, 2010 @ 20:11:52
Thank you Feda, yes I know that
one of my best friends is a Gosaibi, but I was saving that for a future post… which is coming soon 
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Aug 17, 2010 @ 02:52:51
An ethical & moral beacon that would continue to guide generations of Saudis for many many years to come!
May God bless his soul.
Aug 17, 2010 @ 07:34:58
I was sad that Dr Gosaibi’s death was the way I became familiar with his work (beyond his action for women’s employment).
In a way banning his books rather than him as an ambassador (including to Bahrain), and a Saudi Minister is a lesser evil than banning his work in all domains.
Ironically Dr Fatema Mernissi’s PhD thesis (Brandeis), which was her first publication, was banned in Morocco (I guess they didn’t care that at the time few Moroccans read English, and most were illiterate in any language) while doing well elsewhere. It was allowed into Morocco much later–by which time one could claim the research was out of date.
I was pleased to discover that a number of Dr Al-Gosaibi’s literary writings and his autobiography as a minister are available in English, or even better in bilingual Arabic-English editions, on Amazon.com. I included the links to a number of them on my post (the ones that could be pictified!
).
Nice tribute to Dr Al-Gosaibi, and link to his son’s site. I look forward to your next post on this topic.
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