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President Sadyr Japarov receives Prince Rahim Aga Khan 2024-02-29

Prince Rahim greeted by President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyz Republic

AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov today received Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the eldest son of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan and member of the Board of the Aga Khan Development Network, president's press service reported.

During this meeting, views were exchanged about cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and Aga Khan Development Network in the field of education, ecology and green economy.

AGA KHAN AT THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL LEADERS - 2000-03-15

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'Tonight, my purpose is really to listen and learn. And the Aga Khan, for instance, has dedicated much of his life to bridging differences between cultures and enhancing and preserving rich cultural legacies' said Secretary Albright in Washington at the Department of State

Princess Zahra Aga Khan arrives in Kenya

President William Ruto during and Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the State House, Nairobi on February 16, 2024. Image: PCS

President William Ruto on Friday hosted Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the State House, Nairobi.

Ruto said Kenya looks forward to more collaboration in other sectors to enhance public-private partnerships in the development agenda.

The President added that Kenya appreciates the Aga Khan Development Network's significant contribution to health, education, financial services and energy.

The AKDN agencies and Kenya have closely collaborated in the fields of industry, tourism, financial services, clean energy, media, health, education, community development, and infrastructure.

AGA KHAN PROPOSES CONFERENCE ON ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT - 2006-01-31

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Representatives from 70 countries met in London to sign what is being called the Afghanistan Compact. The meeting hosted by Blair and Karzai focuses on reconstruction. Condolezza Rice sitting beside the Aga Khan announced a new $1.2 billion aid package. The Aga Khan's development agencies are major players in the Afghan development process.

Event - 1983-01-13

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Hazar Imam calls on Mrs Ghandi. speech at the dinner hosted by the Vice-President of India in New Delhi.

Aga Khan III Event - 1928-12-31

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December 31, 1928 - Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III presided at the All-India All Parties Moslem Conference in Delhi and a grand reception was given in his honour. Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III also gave the Presidential address wherein he talked about the future of the Muslims in India, the importance of unity between the nation and also touched on the topic of the slaughter of cows.

Remarks by Princess Zahra interview at State Bank of Pakistan Event - Banking on Equality 2020-12-21

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Princess Zahra - Zoom Interview/ remarks
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN
December 21, 20201

PRINCESS ZAHRA AGA KHAN attended Monday 21st December 2020 on the State Bank of Pakistan Gender Equality Webinar.

Princess Zahra was interviewed by the moderator Dr. Amita Zaidi - President of Gender Equality, Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation

Global Pluralism Award 2023 2023-11-15

GCP 2023 Finalists

Princess Zahra, Board Member for the Global Centre for Pluralism, attended the Global Pluralism Award ceremony held in Ottawa on November 14.

The Global Pluralism Award recognizes pluralism in action and celebrates the inspiring and brave work that is helping to build more inclusive societies where diversity is valued and protected.

Winners were selected by a jury of international experts from a range of disciplines and backgrounds, including foreign affairs, philanthropy and human rights.

U-Michigan welcomes Princess Zahra Aga Khan and Aga Khan University delegation 2023-10-31

U-M President Santa Ono (center) welcomed the delegation from Aga Khan University to the Ann Arbor, Michigan campus

The University of Michigan welcomed Princess Zahra Aga Khan and representatives from Aga Khan University‘s campuses in Pakistan and Kenya on Oct. 30.

Senior leadership from both universities formally signed a memorandum of understanding, powered by a $900,000 gift from AKU to U-M to expand ongoing collaborative efforts.

THE AGA KHAN TO VISIT PAKISTAN</I> - 2005-10-18

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Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims worldwide, is to pay a visit to Islamabad shortly, Chitral News learned from reliable sources Monday. The visit of the Aga Khan is primarily aimed at expressing solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan in their hour of bereavement.

H.H.The Aga Khan attends Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2014-10-04

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2014, October 4: Longchamps, Paris, France - H.H. The Aga Khan attended the Prix de Royallieu (Groupe II) and the Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein at the Hippodrome de Longchamp today Saturday. He was accompanied by Princess Zahra and her daughter Princess Sarah as well as Princess Salwa. Prince Amyn Mohammed also attended the race on Sunday October 5th. H.H. The Aga Khan (center) is seen on the picture talking with the trainer Alain de Royer Dupré (left) and the jockey Christophe Soumillon (right)

PRINCESS ZAHRA AGA KHAN RECEIVES BSHF/WORLD HABITAT AWARD - 2006-10-04

Princess Zahra Aga Khan receiving the BSHF/World Habitat Award in Kazan, 4 October 2006. From left, Hafiz Sherali, Chairman of t

Princess Zahra Aga Khan received the BSHF/World Habitat Award in Naples, Italy on October 2, and In Kazan on October 4.

Kazan, Russian Federation, 4 October 2006 - Princess Zahra Aga Khan today attended the World Habitat Day in Kazan and accepted a World Habitat Award on behalf of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). AKPBS was cited for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP).

THE AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE - 2007-09-04

2007, September 4:It was among nine projects that split the $500,000 Aga Khan award, awarded every three years and founded by philanthropist Prince Karim Aga Khan in 1977 to recognize and encourage designs that met 'the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies'.

[Speech] http://heritage.ismaili.net/node/34366
[Press Release] http://www.ismaili.net/tim.../2007/20070904pressrelease.html
[Reuters] http://www.ismaili.net/timeline/2007/20070902reuters.html
[AFP] http://www.ismaili.net/timeline/2007/20070904afp.html

Event - 1980-09-03

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His Highness signed the contract for the construction of the main complex of the Aga Khan Hospital and Medical University, Karachi.

PHOTO 1: Mowlana Hazar Imam and Lord Matthews, Deputy Chairman of the Trafalgar House Group of Companies at the signing ceremony for the main contract of the AKHMC September 1980

PHOTO 2: His Highness the Aga Khan and Lord Matthews, Chief Executive of the Trafalgar House Group after the contract signing in London on September 3rd.

Prince Rahim meets with the Substitute for the Secretariat of State at the Vatican, Monsignor Edgar Peña Parra 2022-05-13

Prince Rahim bids farewell to Monsignor Pena Parra after their meeting at the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon on 12 May 2022. AKDN / Raqu

Lisbon, Portugal, 13 May 2022 – Yesterday, Monsignor Edgar Peña Parra, the Substitute for the Secretariat of State at the Vatican, was welcomed at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon by Prince Rahim Aga Khan, accompanied by Mr Nazim Ahmad, the Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili Imamat to Portugal, and Mr Rahim Firozali, President of the Ismaili National Council.

H.H THE AGA KHAN TO BUILD UGANDA'S FIRST AGA KHAN ACADEMY - 2007-08-22

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2007, August 22:The ceremony was attended by His Excellency the Vice President of Uganda, Professor Gilbert Bukenya, as well as other dignitaries, including the Minister of Education and Sports and heads of Uganda's preeminent universities and secondary schools. The Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organisation, Jeffrey Beard, was also present at the event.

[Press Release] http://www.ismaili.net/timeline/2007/20070822pressrelease.html
[Speech] http://www.ismaili.net/timeline/2007/20070822speech.html

Pope Francis has special audience with Prince Rahim as part of series of interreligious encounters in Lisbon

Prince Rahim Aga Khan and His Holiness Pope Francis meet in Portugal

As Pope Francis returned to the Apostolic Nunciature ahead of lunch on Friday, he held a series of brief meetings with three separate delegations, according to the Holy See Press Office.

The Pope met first with a delegation from the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), accompanied by Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.

Pope Francis then held a private audience with Rahim Aga Khan, son of the leader of the Ismaili community, which has its center in Lisbon.

AGA KHAN LAUNCHES CAMPUS FOR MODEL SCHOOL AT COAST - 2007-08-15

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2007, August 15:

A multi-million shilling residential campus was inaugurated at the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa yesterday.Kenya’s Education Minister, Professor George Saitoti, today laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Residential Campus at the Aga Khan Academy in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan.

The residential campus will transform the Academy from a high quality day school attended by Mombasa-area students to a residential campus serving students of all backgrounds from across Kenya.

THE AGA KHAN ARRIVES FOR A 12-DAY TOUR IN AFRICA - 2007-08-12

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2007, August 12: His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, arrives in the country today to begin a 12-day official visit of the East African region.

The Nation (Nairobi)
13 August 2007
Jeff Otieno
Nairobi
East Africa: Aga Khan Arrives for Tour of Region

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, arrived in Nairobi yesterday for the first leg of a 12-day official visit to East Africa.

The plane carrying the Aga Khan landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 5 pm to a red carpet reception by the Government.

Centro Ismaili: 25 years of a Lisbon landmark 2023-07-12

Prince Aly Muhammad, Prince Amyn, Portuguese President, Prince Rahim and Nazim Ahmed the Diplomatic Representative

The Ismaili Centre Lisbon hosted a special celebration this evening to mark a quarter-century since its inauguration. Members of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s family and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa were present to mark this milestone moment for the Jamat in Portugal.

Prince Amyn, Prince Rahim, and Prince Aly Muhammad joined guests to celebrate a momentous occasion — 25 years of the Centro Ismaili, Lisboa. Since opening in 1998, the building has stood tall, embodying the principles of pluralism, knowledge sharing, and dialogue.

Event - 1957-08-04-A

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Sunday; On his way to Karachi, Hazar Imam made a brief stop at Beirut Airport where the Lebanese Government gave him a welcome normally reserved for Heads of State. Some 600 Syrian and Lebanese Ismailis also were gathered at this auspicious occasion.

AUGUST 4, 1957

FIRST VISIT TO FOLLOWERS

Aga Khan III Event - 1945-08-04

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August 4, 1945 - Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III and Mata Salamat landed from a flying boat and made their first visit to Lourenco Marques, Mozambique.

FULL GALLERY: http://ismaili.net/sultan/sms04/sapics.html

AN AGA KHAN SAGA - 2007-07-14

2007, July 14: 'Political situations with a theological overlay are causing disaffection or antagonism between communities of the same faith, and even more so amongst different faiths,' he said, as the final touches were being put to the exhibition in the Ismaili Centre in London this week. 'At the centre of this turbulence is Islam. We cannot let this continue.' His exhibition, he hopes, will provide the opportunity for a more enlightened encounter and go some way to dispelling the 'countless misconceptions and misunderstandings' between Islam and the West.

[The Independent]

Speech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan, UCA Trustee at the 2023 UCA Convocation 2023-06-16

Princess Zahra Aga Khan, UCA Trustee, at the 2023 UCA Convocation AKDN / Iskender Ermekov

Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim

Your Excellencies Imanaliev Kanybek Kapashovich, Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic

Saibzoda Rahim Hamro, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan;
Altynbek Ergeshov, Governor of Naryn Oblast;
and Mirzonabot Alisher Khudoberdi, Governor of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast;
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, and Members of the Board;
Maxim Khomyakov, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences;
Dr Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President of the Aga Khan University;
UCA faculty and staff;

Institut de France and the Town of Chantilly honour Mawlana Hazar Imam’s work in Chantilly 2023-06-03

L’Aga Khan sera mis à l’honneur ce samedi à Chantilly. Voici le communiqué de presse : “Samedi 3 juin à 11h, Xavier Darcos, Chan

The Institut de France and the Town of Chantilly hosted the event to honour Hazar Imam's commitment to the town of Chantilly, an area with which Mawlana Hazar Imam and his family have strong historic ties. Prince Amyn represented Hazar Imam at the unveiling of a plaque at the Great Stables and the “His Highness the Aga Khan Road” sign. Also present were Princess Zahra, Prince Hussain, Prince Aly Muhammad, and Hazar Imam’s grandson, Iliyan. Prince Amyn delivered a speech including a message of gratitude from Mawlana Hazar Imam.


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