Lot 32
Middle East Leaders Three Signed Photos: Saudi Arabia -King Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Ahmed Zaki Yamani. Iran- Abolhassan Banisadr. Signed photos by three significant leaders from the Middle East
Saudi Arabia
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz (1906-1975) Former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, a significant and important career as a statesman early in his career while his father Ibn Saud, was Kind of Saudi Arabia. Both brought modernization and stabilization to the region. Faisal successfully stabilized the kingdom's bureaucracy, and his reign had significant popularity among Saudi Arabians despite his reforms facing some controversy. In 1975, he was assassinated by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid. Faisal became quite familiar in the West with the publication of T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom and the David Lean epic, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Outstanding official portrait photo 8 x 5¾" in folio with protective overlay and blind embossed with crest of Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930-2021) Influential Saudi statesman especially as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources whose power plays and manipulation of prices played an outsized role for the 1973 Oil Embargo. 2½ x 1¾"
Abolhassan Banisadr (1933-2021) First President of Iran after 1979 Iranian Revolution abolished the monarchy, serving from February 1980 until his impeachment by parliament in June 1981. Signed personal color photo 5 x 3½" legible but was executed with a fine point Pilot pen. Signed Jan 8, 1982 not long after his impeachment. Estimated Value $600 - 900
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