Friday, July 24, 2020
Saudi Arabia's King Salman holding his first Personal Camera 60 years ago
An archival picture of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, holding his first personal camera, which he has bought 60 years ago. Trending : 16th Phase of Wage Protection System in Saudi Arabia from 1st August
The Hajj website published this archival photo, stating that the picture was taken by King Salman at the age of 20 years outside the city of Jeddah, confirming that the picture was taken by the Lebanese photographer, Sufouh Al Numani.
- Al Numani clicked the picture with his own camera and kept in his personal archive, as it is the most distinguished snapshot in the huge archive owned by the sons of the Lebanese photographer. Recommend : Saudi Arabia opens its land ports to receive its citizens from Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain and Jordan
- Al Numani documented over the course of 6 decades many pictures of the transformation and development of Saudi Arabia, as well as contributed to recording a 35 minute color film on the Kingdom and geographical details of Makkah and the journey of the pilgrims coming to it.
