AROUND THE BCC WORLD
Here is a first glimpse of some images from the world of BCC from photographs of employees (members of the BCC family), people, events, and memorable moments in BCC's history published in the bank's in-house magazine, BCC International. The selection includes photographs contributed by BCC employees and their families and those obtained from other sources. Some are duplicated in other section pages where photographs are immediately associated with specific subject matters.
Swaziland: King Sobouza of Swaziland opening his account with BCCI - he was the first customer of Mazini branch. Swaziland is the small landlocked kingdom in southern Africa bordered by South Africa and Mozambique.
Sri Lanka: Mr Ronnie de Mel, Minister of Finance and Planning of Sri Lanka, at BCCI Colombo branch with manager Mr Yousuf Husain Abedi (left) and Mr E A Garda (centre), senior executive BCC central office London UK.
United Kingdom: Former world heavy-weight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, at BCCI at 100 Leadenhall Street London, as a guest of BCC President Mr Agha Hasan Abedi, 1979
United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom and her husband, Prince Philip, on their visit to UAE in 1979, were honoured guests in Al Ain, the birth place of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates. Mr Sanwar ur-Karim, branch manager BCCI Al Ain is standing third from the right.
United Arab Emirates: BCC President, Mr Agha Hasan Abedi, presents the performance plaque to Mr Saleem Butt, manager of the Al Sabakha Branch, Dubai given to him and his colleagues Mr A H Halai and Mr Jafar M Sadiq. The performance of branches in the BCCI Middle East Region during the year ending December 1979 earned Al Sabakha the recognition as 'Branch of the Year' in the region.