Syed Zaigham Hussain Zaidi was a Pakistani photographer. He made his mark working with the

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and later with the

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and daily Musawat. He was also the personal photographer of the late

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and

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when they held the office of prime minister. He migrated to Pakistan in 1947 from his home town of

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in India's

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state. Zaidi was given the President's Pride of Performance award in 1991 for his contribution to the profession of

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. Some of his best pictures related to the period of President

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, Pakistan's 1965 war with India, the 1970 elections, Mr Bhutto's tenure as prime minister, the 1972 Shimla peace accord between Pakistan and India and the 1974 Islamic summit conference held in Lahore. An exhibition of his photographs was organised in 2003 by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts.

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Muhajir people People from Muzaffarnagar Pakistani photographers 1930 births 2006 deaths {{Pakistan-artist-stub