Career
He is the first professional snooker player from Qatar. Unusually, for a left-handed player, he uses the rest right-handed. Amateur
Saif as an amateur represented the Qatari national snooker team at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, 2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor Games.
Saif also appeared as a wildcard in 2008 Bahrain Championship, where he lost 5–1 to Robert Milkins in the wildcard round.
He also appeared in the opening two Players Tour Championship events in the 2010/2011 season, however he lost both of them 4–0 to Andrew Higginson and Jamie Rhys Clarke. Professional
Saif entered the Q School at the end of the 2012/2013 season in an attempt to become Qatar"s first professional snooker player.
In the first event he beat fellow countryman Mohsen Bukshaisha, before falling to Shane Castle in the last 64. He finished the season ranked 130.
However, Saif was whitewashed in the next round 4–0 by Alan McManus.