Butti bin Bishr's photographs of Sheikh Zayed's court


  • Centre left to right: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed, Thani bin Abdullah Al Romaithi (first speaker of the Federal National Council) and Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Otaiba. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Centre left to right: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed, Thani bin Abdullah Al Romaithi (first speaker of the Federal National Council) and Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Otaiba. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan with Sheikh Ahmed Al Thani (Ruler of Qatar), Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohamed Al Nahyan and Butti bin Bishr at Al Diyafa Palace, Abu Dhabi, 1968. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan with Sheikh Ahmed Al Thani (Ruler of Qatar), Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohamed Al Nahyan and Butti bin Bishr at Al Diyafa Palace, Abu Dhabi, 1968. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • Archivist Jonathan Burr, digitising photographs on a PhaseOne camera. Photo: Jasmine Soliman
    Archivist Jonathan Burr, digitising photographs on a PhaseOne camera. Photo: Jasmine Soliman
  • Sheikh Zayed with Sheikh Sultan bin Suroor Al Dhaheri and Sheikh Mubarak bin Qarran Al Mansoori. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Sheikh Zayed with Sheikh Sultan bin Suroor Al Dhaheri and Sheikh Mubarak bin Qarran Al Mansoori. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed and Butti bin Bishr in Spain, c1969. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed and Butti bin Bishr in Spain, c1969. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • Sheikh Zayed and Butti bin Bishr in Murree, Pakistan, July 18, 1970. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Sheikh Zayed and Butti bin Bishr in Murree, Pakistan, July 18, 1970. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • Sheikh Zayed at an al falaj well near Al Ain, c1968-1969. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Sheikh Zayed at an al falaj well near Al Ain, c1968-1969. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • H.H. Sheikh Zayed opening UAQ hospital in Umm Al Quwain. Left to right: H.E. Butti bin Bishr, H.H. Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashed Al Mualla, 1974. Copyright Maryam Al Falasi. Courtesy of Akkasah, al Mawrid.
    H.H. Sheikh Zayed opening UAQ hospital in Umm Al Quwain. Left to right: H.E. Butti bin Bishr, H.H. Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashed Al Mualla, 1974. Copyright Maryam Al Falasi. Courtesy of Akkasah, al Mawrid.
  • The Butti bin Bishr Collection is protected in archival sleeves. Photo: Jasmine Soliman
    The Butti bin Bishr Collection is protected in archival sleeves. Photo: Jasmine Soliman
  • Archivist, Jasmine Soliman, rehousing the H.E. Butti bin Bishr Collection in archival sleeves. Copyright Jasmine Soliman
    Archivist, Jasmine Soliman, rehousing the H.E. Butti bin Bishr Collection in archival sleeves. Copyright Jasmine Soliman
  • Portrait of Butti bin Bishr taken at Studio Jammal, February 7, 1972. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Portrait of Butti bin Bishr taken at Studio Jammal, February 7, 1972. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Butti bin Bishr and Khalifa bin Yousef Al Suwaidi, c1968-1969. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Butti bin Bishr and Khalifa bin Yousef Al Suwaidi, c1968-1969. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
  • Sheikh Zayed on a hunting trip in Scotland, August 20, 1968. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid
    Sheikh Zayed on a hunting trip in Scotland, August 20, 1968. Photo: Akkasah, al Mawrid