State visit india (1 Ergebnisse)

Large original photograph. 209 x 281 mm. Mounted on original printed card backboard, ca. 335 x 420 mm. The founding father of the UAE in India: a rare group photograph of the 1975 visit of His Highness Sheikh Zayed to the Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh. The visit entailed a generous grant of $200,000 to the AMU for setting up the Department of Petroleum Studies. - The picture shows Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan sitting next to university president Ghulam Mursil Khan (d. 2021), chancellor Hafiz Ahmad Saeed Khan (1888-1982), vice-president Wasi Ahmed Nomani, and vice-chancellor A. M. Khusro. - Rubbed around the edges, particularly near lower corners. Centre of the image still crisp and clean. Backing cardboard professionally restored.…