Following the announcement of the news, condolence messages poured in from prominent media figures and followers and admirers of Al-Shaqiri in the Kingdom and the Arab world. The late father was a well-known businessman in Saudi Arabia, of Palestinian origin and the son of Ahmed Al-Shaqiri, founder of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Al-Shaqiri family went through multiple geographical stages, as the tribe moved in ancient times from Hejaz to Egypt for a period, then left it towards the city of Acre in Palestine, before the late father and his family settled in the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To date, media personality Ahmed Al-Shaqiri has not yet announced the time of the funeral prayer or the details of the burial and condolence ceremonies, and it is expected that they will be announced later today. Grief enveloped the family and friends of prominent Saudi media personality Ahmed Al-Shaqiri following his announcement of his father's death, businessman Mazen Al-Shaqiri, yesterday, Sunday. Al-Shaqiri eulogized his father through his official Instagram account with moving words expressing the magnitude of the loss, writing: "My father, my support, my friend, and my teacher has passed away," and concluded his post with a prayer for his father: "May God have mercy on you as you had mercy on me."
