Aisha Al Sayyar receives her doctorate at Ain Shams University in Cairo in 1983. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar and Emirati diplomat colleagues at the Unesco conference in Paris in 1974. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar greets Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, at a musical performance at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre in 1996. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar receives an award from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in 2014 for being the first Emirati woman to earn a doctorate. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar attends a school exhibition in the 1980s. At the time, she had been placed in charge of overseeing school initiatives. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar visits Oman as part of the UAE delegation in 1996. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar, second from left, visits Oman as part of the UAE delegation in 1996. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar at a school exhibition in the UAE in 1982. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar receives her doctorate at Ain Shams University in Cairo in 1983. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar and Emirati diplomat colleagues at the Unesco conference in Paris in 1974. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar greets Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, at a musical performance at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre in 1996. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar receives an award from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in 2014 for being the first Emirati woman to earn a doctorate. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar attends a school exhibition in the 1980s. At the time, she had been placed in charge of overseeing school initiatives. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar visits Oman as part of the UAE delegation in 1996. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar, second from left, visits Oman as part of the UAE delegation in 1996. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar at a school exhibition in the UAE in 1982. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar
Aisha Al Sayyar receives her doctorate at Ain Shams University in Cairo in 1983. Photo: Aisha Al Sayyar