Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki gifted tickets to a differently-abled Pakistani artist who drew a portrait of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman earlier this year.
Umar Jarral, 33, suffers from cerebral palsy (CP), a permanent movement disorder that can impact a person’s coordination and compromised muscle strength.
The young Lahore-based Pakistani artist, who uses computers to communicate, has created portraits of Muslim leaders from around the world, including Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman.
The Saudi ambassador met Jarral during an event in Lahore to celebrate the 93rd Saudi National Day. In a picture shared on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, by an account titled ‘Pakistan in Arabic’, the Saudi envoy can be seen standing beside Jarral with the Saudi crown prince’s painting in his hand.
“Umar had drawn a picture of the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince #Mohammed_bin_Salman, and the Saudi ambassador gave him travel tickets to perform Umrah as well,” the account wrote.
The Pakistani artist has also created images of United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
