Ya'qub Ben Laith As-Saffar's Statue
North Africa/Middle East picture - Yaqub ben Laith As-Saffar was the founder of the Iranian Saffarid dynasty which ruled Iran 861 - 1003 AD, and a hero of Iranian history because he successfully united the Iranian nation against the rule of the Caliphate. His tomb and this statue of him can be seen in Dezful, South-Western Iran.