On April 2, 2017, the Foreign Ministry announced to appoint Vice-Admiral Saddique as an ambassador to Saudi Arabia once his retirement was confirmed.[1] He was noted as being the third admiral in the Navy to be appointed as envoy to Saudi Arabia, others being Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza who head the diplomatic assignment from 2002–05, followed by Admiral Shahid Karimullah from 2005–09.[2]