UAE President looks at photographs by Ramesh Shukla - in pictures

President Sheikh Mohamed views photographs from the day the UAE was founded, taken by Ramesh Shukla. All photos: UAE Presidential Court
Sheikh Mohamed looks at the December 2, 1971, gallery during an iftar reception at Qasr Al Bahr
The collection comprises more than 60 previously unpublished photos documenting historic scenes from the day the UAE was founded
UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, is shown in many of the pictures
Sheikh Mohamed with Shukla's wife, Tarulata, centre, and son Neel
The photos are displayed during an iftar hosted by the President at Qasr Al Bahr
Tarulata Shukla embraces her son after showing the photographs to Sheikh Mohamed