Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin with Honorable President of India Giani Zail Singh in New Delhi.
Honorable President of India Giani Zail Singh with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao on stage with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin
President of India on stage in Hyderabad with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao
Honorable President of India Giani Zail Singh with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao on stage with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin
Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin in New Delhi with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin with Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao
Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao
Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi on stage as Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin speaks
Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin welcomes Indian Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao
Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao addressing gathering on invite of Imam ul-Mulk family
Imam ul-Mulk II Al Sharif Lateefuddin receives Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee seated inside the Imam ul-Mulk residence in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Hyderabad with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin and Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Lateefuddin
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Hyderabad with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin and Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Lateefuddin
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Hyderabad with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin and Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Lateefuddin
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Hyderabad with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin and Imam ul-Mulk II Al Sharif Lateefuddin
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Hyderabad with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin and Imam ul-Mulk II Al Sharif Lateefuddin
His Excellency Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdullah Al-Subail, Imam of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, President of the General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Holy Prophet’s Mosque, visits Imam ul-Mulk residence in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad.
His Excellency Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdullah Al-Subail, Imam of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, President of the General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Holy Prophet’s Mosque, visits Imam ul-Mulk residence in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad.
Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources under four Saudi monarchs from 1962 to 1986, and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 25 years, in Hyderabad on invitation of Imam ul-Mulk II Al Sharif Lateefuddin and Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin.
Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources under four Saudi monarchs from 1962 to 1986, and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 25 years, in Hyderabad on invitation of Imam ul-Mulk II Al Sharif Lateefuddin and Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin.
Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources under four Saudi monarchs from 1962 to 1986, and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 25 years, in Hyderabad on invitation of Imam ul-Mulk II Al Sharif Lateefuddin and Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin.
His Majesty Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques as Governor of Riyadh Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meeting with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud invited Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin to Riyadh, KSA as part of a senior delegation from India.
Grand Imam of al-Azhar His Excellency Dr. Abd al-Halim Mahmud visit to Imam ul-Mulk residence in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad. His Excellency was received by Imam ul-Mulk II and III at their residence.
Grand Imam of al-Azhar His Excellency Dr. Abd al-Halim Mahmud visits Imam ul-Mulk residence in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad. Seen here with Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin.
Grand Imam of al-Azhar His Excellency Dr. Abd al-Halim Mahmud visit to Hyderabad on invitation of Imam ul-Mulk family. Seen here preaching to a congregation in Mecca Masjid, Old City, Hyderabad.
Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin meeting Her Majesty Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark. In 1953, she became heir presumptive to her father, when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she had two sons, Frederik and Joachim. Margrethe succeeded her father upon his death in January 1972. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV. She is also the world’s most recent female reigning monarch. The Imam ul-Mulk family recognizes Fatima Al-Zahra, a female, as the legal heir of her father, and subsequently his legal successor, Caliph, and her husband Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib and their children in the line of the Twelve Imams, her subsequent legal heirs, independent of interference in political administrative responsibilities and borders of the civilization (Ummah) – until or unless asked to serve.
Naqib Al Ashraf fi Dar al-Islam Pir Syed Najmuddin Gailani son of Naqib Al Ashraf fi Dar el-Islam Pir Syed Ibrahim Saifuddin Gailani of Baghdad, Iraq visit to the Imam ul-Mulk Family.
Naqib Al Ashraf fi Dar al-Islam Pir Syed Najmuddin Gailani son of Naqib Al Ashraf fi Dar el-Islam Pir Syed Ibrahim Saifuddin Gailani of Baghdad, Iraq visit to the Imam ul-Mulk Family.
Second from right: Matriarch of Imam ud-Daula family late Sarwarunissa Zubeda Begum. Responsible for the estate since 1954. Editor In Chief & Publisher of The Rahnuma-E-Deccan Daily between 2021 and 2024 until her sad demise. May Allah have mercy on her illuminated soul.
Matriarch of the House of Imam ul-Mulk late Sarwarunissa Zubeda Begum. Responsible for the estate since 1954. Editor In Chief & Publisher of The Rahnuma-E-Deccan Daily between 2021 and 2024 until her sad demise. Sarwarunissa Zubeda Begum anointed Al Sharif Ahmed Ibn Abbas Al Askari Al Hashemi as Imam ul-Mulk IV, and handed over the title to The Rahnuma-E-Deccan Daily, the world’s oldest circulated Urdu daily newspaper to him. May Allah have mercy on her illuminated soul. Ameen.
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdulla, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao with All India Majlis Ittehad Ul Muslimin [AIMIM] Supremo Salauddin Owaisi at the Imam ul-Mulk residence in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad.
The Arab League of States felicitate His Excellency Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin in recognition of 50 years of services for the cause of promoting better relations between the Republic of India and its allies in the Arab World. Minister of State for External Affairs Mr. M.J. Akbar was present when the Award was presented to Imam ul-Mulk III by H.E. Dr. Saud Mohammed Al-Sati, Saudi Ambassador to India, Her Excellency Alyaa Ghannam, Arab League of States, New Delhi, and H.E. Hassan Mahmoud Mohammad Al Jawarneh, Jordanian Ambassador to India in the presence of Ambassadors of 22 Arab countries at Embassy of Oman in New Delhi.
His Excellency Imam ul-Mulk III granted the distinguished rank of Officer of the Royal Order of Alaouite by Sahib al-Jalalah, ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Nassarahu-Illah; His Majesty Commander of the Faithful, may God grant him victory, the King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
His Excellency Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin granted the distinguished rank of Officer of the Royal Order of Alaouite by Sahib al-Jalalah, ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Nassarahu-Illah; His Majesty Commander of the Faithful, may God grant him victory, the King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
His Excellency Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin invited to visit Ramallah by His Excellency Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Imam ul-Mulk III was subsequently decorated with the Order of the Star of Jerusalem (Wissam Najm al-Quds) by H.E. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Order of the Star of Jerusalem is Palestine’s highest honor.
His Excellency Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin invited to visit Ramallah by His Excellency Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Imam ul-Mulk III was subsequently decorated with the Order of the Star of Jerusalem (Wissam Najm al-Quds) by H.E. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Order of the Star of Jerusalem is Palestine’s highest honor.
His Excellency Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin invited to visit Ramallah by His Excellency Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Imam ul-Mulk III was subsequently decorated with the Order of the Star of Jerusalem (Wissam Najm al-Quds) by H.E. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Order of the Star of Jerusalem is Palestine’s highest honor. Imam ul-Mulk IV Al Sharif Ahmed ibn Abbas Al Askari along with His Excellency Chief Justice of Shariah, State of Palestine Dr. Mahmoud Habbash are in the photo.
Palestinian Ambassador His Excellency Adnan Abu Alhaija makes his first visit from Delhi to the Imam ul-Mulk residence in Hyderabad post the sad demise of His Excellency Imam ul-Mulk III Al Sharif Vicaruddin. Seen here with Imam ul-Mulk IV Al Sharif Ahmed ibn Abbas Al Askari. Between 1967 to present, the total contribution toward Palestinian Statehood and the Two-State Solution by the Imam ul-Mulk family from private ancestral assets, including land, exceeds Rs. 400 Crore ($50 million USD). This is the largest contribution by a family of private citizens in India’s history.
Visit to Imam ul-Mulk residence by Sufi High Priest Syed Shah Fazlullah Qadri, Sajjadah Nasheen, Dargah Syed Shah Moosa Quadri, Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad.
His Eminence Mawlana Sayyid Hasan Madani, son of Mawlana Arshad Madani, Principal of Dar Ul-Uloom Deoband visits Imam ul-Mulk IV Al Sharif Ahmed Ibn Abbas Al Askari Al Hashemi. Mawlana Sayyid Arshad Madani and Al Sharif Ahmed Ibn Abbas’ father were classmates at Dar ul-Uloom Deoband during their childhood. Naqib Al Ashraf Sadaat Al Hasani Dr. Syed Abdul Muhaiman, Sajjadah Nashin, Dargah Pattar Wale Shah Saheb, Hyderabad, can also be seen in the photo.
Nawab Mir Najaf Ali Khan, grandson of His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur visits Imam ul-Mulk IV at his residence.
Nawab Mir Najaf Ali Khan, grandson of His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur visits Imam ul-Mulk IV at his residence.
Imam ul-Mulk IV Al Sharif Ahmed ibn Abbas Al Askari, Custodian, Caliphal Crown, Royal House of Asaf Jah, Hyderabad.