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04/13/2023 1The Sun of the Desert
M. Usman TahirA.S. No. 29Group # 4
DMG
The Sun of the Desert
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About the AuthorAbout the Book
UAE – An introductionBiography of Sheikh ZayedUAE – a welfare estate Foreign policy of UAEPolitical setup of UAEPosterity on the march
Critical AnalysisPositivesNegatives
Recommendation
Scheme of Presentation
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Syed Shaukat Ali ShahFormer Bureaucrat Joined Provincial Civil Service in 1967Important Assignments:
Deputy Commissioner MultanDeputy Commissioner GujranwalaDeputy Commissioner BahawalpurDeputy Commissioner Rahim Yar KhanDeputy commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan
About the Author
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Syed Shaukat Ali Shah
A famous travelogue writer
Column Writer – Now a days
Authored Four Books:
Sulagte Sahil
Jazire-Jamal-Ke
Ajnabi Apne Des Mein
Urdu Zaban-Masail Aur Imkanat
About the Author (Contd…)
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“Human history is the biography of heroes”Carlyle
Biography of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan
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Born in 1918
Siblings : Four Brothers
Named after his grandfather
Father: Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed
Became governor of Al-Ain in 1946
Became Ruler of Abu-Dhabi in 1966
Life time President of UAE (1971-2004)
Died on 6 November, 2004; age 86 years
Biography of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan
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“I consider Pakistan as my second home and
Rahim Yar Khan as my home”
(Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan)
Services of Sheikh Zayed for Pakistan
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Glimpse of Health Services
Sheikh Zayed
Hospital, Lahore
• Built: 1986
•Cost: Rs.300
Million
•Area: 58 Acres
•Capacity: 500
Beds
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Glimpse of Health Services
Sheikh Zayed
Hospital, Rahim
Yar Khan
• Built: 1990
•Cost: Rs.300
Million
•Capacity: 200
Beds
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Glimpse of Health Services
Sheikh Khalifa
Bin Zayed
Medical Complex,
Quetta
• Built: 1994
•Cost: Rs.300
Million
•Capacity: 210
Beds
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Islamic CentersSheikh Zayed Islamic Centre
KarachiLahorePeshawar
Services of Sheikh Zayed (Contd…)
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Towns & Housing SchemesMadina-e-Zayed No. 1
Built in 1976300 Houses2 Schools1 Mosque
Madina-e-Zayed No. 2200 Houses1 School1 Mosque1 Clinic
Services of Sheikh Zayed (Contd…)
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Towns & Housing SchemesMadina-e-Zayed No. 3
Built in 199090 Houses1 Schools1 Mosque1 Clinic
Other Houses at:Khanwala DesertLarkanaKot DijiCholistan
Services of Sheikh Zayed (Contd…)
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MosquesMirpur Sakro Mosque
Capacity: 800 People A school for teaching of Holy Qura
Mosque on RCD Highway near DalbandinMasjid-ShimshiRehmani Mosque at Rahim Yar KhanMosque in Habib Government CollegeMosques at Ghadir-al-Butt, Washuk, Gangian,
Singar Cross, Khuzdar, Khurmaji etc
Services of Sheikh Zayed (Contd…)
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Kirthar National Park
Area: 12 Sq. km
A wild life sanctuary
60 km away from Karachi
Houbara Research & Rehabilitation Centre,
Cholistan
Houbara Research & Breeding Centre, Kharan
Sheikh Zayed as Conservationist
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United Arab EmiratesComprises of 7
Emirates
1. Dubai
2. Ajman
3. Sharjah
4. Fujairah
5. Abu-Dhabi
6. Ras al Khaima
7. Umm al Qaiwain
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1. Dubai• Capital: City of Dubai• Area : 4000 Sq. km• Sea Port : Jabel Ali• Beach : Jumeirah• Multi national Business Centre
United Arab Emirates (Contd…)
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Glimpses of Dubai
Burj-Al-Arab
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Glimpses of Dubai
Dubai
Islands
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2. Ajman
• Capital: City of Ajman
• Area : 259 Sq. km
• Sea Port : Jabel Ali
• 16 km long Sea Beach
• 0.3 % of total area of U.A.E.
United Arab Emirates (Contd…)
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3. Sharjah
• Capital: City of Sharjah
• Area : 2590 Sq. km
• 3.3 % of total area of U.A.E.
• Sea Port : Port Khalid
• Air Port: Sharjah International Air Port
• Famous resorts: International Parks of Al-Jazirah
and Al-Buhaira
United Arab Emirates (Contd…)
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4. Fujairah
• Capital: City of Fujairah
• Area : 1150 Sq. km
• 1.1 % of total area of U.A.E.
• Sea Port : Fujairah
• Famous resort:
• Hajar Mountains
United Arab Emirates (Contd…)
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5. Abu-Dhabi
• Largest Emirate comprising 3 regions
City of Abu Dhabi
Capital: Abu-Dhabi
The Eastern Region
Capital: Al Ain
The Western Region
Capital: Zayed City
United Arab Emirates (Contd…)
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6. Ras al Khaimah
• Capital: City of Ras al Khaimah
• Area : 168 Sq. km
• 0.2 % of total area of U.A.E.
• Comprising of two parts
National Museum
Al Nakheel
United Arab Emirates (Contd…)
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7. Umma Al Qaiwain
• Capital: City of Umma al Qaiwain
• Area : 777 Sq. km
• 1 % of total area of U.A.E.
• Famous Resorts
Sinaya Island
Falaj al-Maulla Island
United Arab Emirates (Contd…)
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Posterity on the marchSheikh Khalifa bin
Zayed Al-NahyanThe (then) Crown
Prince of Abu-DhabiPhilanthropist of
highest orderAn environmentalist
by instinctFirm believer in the
unity of Muslim Ummah
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Positives
Quotations
Good Page quality
Medium sized book
Use of photographs
Critical Review
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Negatives
1. Lack of logical sequence
Critical Review (Contd…)
CONTENTS
1. PREFACE 13
2. A RECKONER OF HIS HIGHNESS 15
3. INTRODUCTION 28
4. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT 31
5. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-AN INTRO 61
6. BIOGRAPHY OF SHEIKH ZAYED 69
7. WELFARE ESTATE 79
8. FOREIGN POLICY 97
9. POLITICAL SETUP119
10. REMINISCENCES133
11. POSTERITY ON THE MARCH151
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Negatives
2. Lack of substance
Critical Review (Contd…)
CONTENTS
1. PREFACE 13
2. A RECKONER OF HIS HIGHNESS 15
3. INTRODUCTION 28
4. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT 31
5. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-AN INTRO 61
6. BIOGRAPHY OF SHEIKH ZAYED 69
7. WELFARE ESTATE 79
8. FOREIGN POLICY 97
9. POLITICAL SETUP119
10. REMINISCENCES133
11. POSTERITY ON THE MARCH151
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Negatives
3. Lack of proof reading
“Harmaceutical”
instead of
“Pharmaceutical”
(Page 87)
“Mill” instead of
“Mills” (Page 92)
Critical Review (Contd…)
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Negatives
4. Wrong statistics
“World is left with
150 years oil”
(Page 84)
Critical Review (Contd…)
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Negatives (Contd…)
5. “Zaeef” Hadith
“Seek knowledge if you have to go to China”
(Page 41)
6. Lack of statistics
7. No Bibliography at all
8. Only one side of the picture
Critical Review (Contd…)
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Negatives
9. Title itself
The SUN of the
Desert
OR
The SON of the
Desert
Critical Review (Contd…)
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Recommendation
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Zameen Kha Gai Asmaan kese kese
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