Celebrating UAE Founding Father's legacy around the world - in pictures


  • UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran, at the First Opec Summit in Algiers on March 4, 1975. Getty Images
    UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran, at the First Opec Summit in Algiers on March 4, 1975. Getty Images
  • Sheikh Zayed in Kuwait City on January 26, 1987. Getty Images
    Sheikh Zayed in Kuwait City on January 26, 1987. Getty Images
  • President Sheikh Mohamed watches on as Emmanuel Macron, President of France, signs the guestbook at the Zayed National Museum as part of his working visit to the UAE last week. Photo: UAE Presidential Court
    President Sheikh Mohamed watches on as Emmanuel Macron, President of France, signs the guestbook at the Zayed National Museum as part of his working visit to the UAE last week. Photo: UAE Presidential Court
  • The Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Mosque, commonly known as the Stockholm Mosque, is the largest in the Swedish capital. Getty Images
    The Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Mosque, commonly known as the Stockholm Mosque, is the largest in the Swedish capital. Getty Images
  • Runners step out for the Zayed Charity Cairo Marathon on December 30, 2023. Getty Images
    Runners step out for the Zayed Charity Cairo Marathon on December 30, 2023. Getty Images
  • The Children’s National Medical Centre in Washington houses the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Paediatric Surgical Innovation. The National
    The Children’s National Medical Centre in Washington houses the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Paediatric Surgical Innovation. The National