David Heard, Abu Dhabi resident for 60 years, dies aged 85 - in pictures

  • Heard meeting UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, date unknown. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
    Heard meeting UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, date unknown. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
  • Heard was a young petroleum engineer when he arrived in Abu Dhabi in August 1963. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
    Heard was a young petroleum engineer when he arrived in Abu Dhabi in August 1963. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
  • Heard with his wife, Frauke, and children in the UAE in 1985. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
    Heard with his wife, Frauke, and children in the UAE in 1985. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
  • Heard at a reception at the British embassy in the UAE for the visit of Prince Charles in the 1980s. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
    Heard at a reception at the British embassy in the UAE for the visit of Prince Charles in the 1980s. Photo: David Heard / Frauke Heard-Bey
  • Heard, 85, had been undergoing treatment for cancer in Munich when he died suddenly after an operation. Christopher Pike / The National
    Heard, 85, had been undergoing treatment for cancer in Munich when he died suddenly after an operation. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Heard with his wife and fellow author at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in 2013. Christopher Pike / The National
    Heard with his wife and fellow author at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in 2013. Christopher Pike / The National