Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, First President of the United Arab Emirates

[U.A.E] , [Dubai] Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان, romanized: Zāyid bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 - 2 November 2004) was an Emirati royal, politician, philanthropist and the founder of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he succeeded Sheikh Shakhbut as the ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966, and then as the first president of the United Arab Emirates while he retained his position as Abu Dhabi's ruler from 1971 until his death in 2004.[2] [1][3] He is revered in the United Arab Emirates as the Waalid al-Ummah ("Father of the Nation"), credited for being the principal driving force behind uniting the seven Trucial States to found the Union of the United Arab Emirates. (Wiki) Original black and white vintage photograph of His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, whose leadership was a driving force in the creation of the United Arab Emirates. Photograph measures 7.5 x 8.5 , circa 1970. The photograph shows His Highness the Sheikh seated, clad in traditional thoub and ghutra, in conversation. In excellent condition.