London: His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, yesterday attended the inauguration of the London Book Fair 2013 — one of the most illustrious and popular book fairs in the world.

Dr Shaikh Sultan toured the various stands at the London book fair, where he stopped at the stand of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) in which several Sharjah’s cultural organisations and bodies are taking part.

He signed the first French version of his biography “Hadith Al Zakira” (Discourse from Memory) and the English version of the second part of the book.

Dr Shaikh Sultan also signed an agreement with a Chinese publishing house to translate his book into Chinese.