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Speech by Prince Rahim Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Aga Khan Academy Maputo 2022-03-20
Posted December 11th, 2022 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellency, President Nyusi, Republic of Mozambique
Your Excellency, President Marcelo of the Portuguese Republic
Your Excellency, President Chissano
Honourable ministers and excellencies
Students, parents, and staff of the Aga Khan Academy
Todo protocol compredo
Ladies and gentlemen
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Convocation and Installation Address by Princess Zahra Aga Khan 2022-02-26
Posted March 5th, 2022 by librarian-hdOur Chief Guest Mr Peter Kalmus, Climate Scientist, University of California, Los Angeles;
Our Guest of Honour Dr Peter Mathuki, Secretary General of the East African Community;
Chairman Zakir Mahmood and members of the AKU Board of Trustees;
Chairman Moyez Alibhai and members of the AKU Kenya University Council;
President and Vice Chancellor Sulaiman Shahabuddin;
Provosts, deans, faculty, and staff;
Generous donors and friends of AKU around the world;
Parents and family members;
Distinguished guests;
And most importantly, our graduands:
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Speech by Prince Amyn Muhammad at the 2021 Aga Khan Museum Annual Lapis Ball held remotely 2021-10-01
Posted October 2nd, 2021 by librarian-hdOctober 1, 2021
Annual Lapis Digital Benefit 2021
Speech by Prince Amyn Mohammed
It is my great pleasure to welcome you today to the Aga Khan Museum’s Annual Lapis Digital Benefit. When we held this event last year, we could not have known that this year too, we would have to celebrate remotely, once again.
However, celebrate we will.
Despite all the many challenges of the past year, the Museum has achieved so much. I believe in fostering intercultural understanding and dialogue and all of that of course with the generous support of so many.
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Speech by Princess Zahra at the opening of the Princess Zahra Pavilion Karachi 2021-09-06
Posted September 9th, 2021 by librarian-hdSpeech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan during the opening of the Princess Zahra Pavilion at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
September 6, 2021
President Firoz Rassul. President Designate Sulaiman Shahabudin, Aga Khan University Hospital CEO Dr. Shahid Shafi, generous Donors, Leaders, faculty and staff of the University
It is an honour to share this occasion with all of you today and I only wish we could all be together in person.
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the the first Convocation of the University of Central Asia 2019-06-19
Posted April 17th, 2022 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellency President Rahmon
Your Excellency President Japarov
Honourable Ministers
Honourable Governors
Chairman Dr Shamsh Kassim-Lakha and Members of the Board of Trustees
Rector, Deans, Faculty and Staff of the University
Parents, supporters, and distinguished guests and Graduates
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Address by His Highness the Aga Khan at AKU Global Convocation 2021-05-22
Posted May 22nd, 2021 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Our Chief Guest, Melinda French Gates
Chairman Haile Debas and the Members of the Board of Trustees
President Firoz Rasul
Provost, Deans, Faculty and Staff of the University
Generous donors and well wishers of the University from around the world
Distinguished guests
Parents, family members and Graduates
It is a great privilege to join you today in recognising and celebrating the Class of 2020.
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Speech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the 8th Annual Global Centre for Pluralism Event 2021-05-19
Posted May 20th, 2021 by librarian-hdOpening Remarks by Prince Zahra Aga Khan
8th Annual Pluralism Lecture (Virtual event)
May 19, 2021
Bismillah hir Rahmanir Rahim,
Ms Mengiste, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my very great pleasure to welcome you on behalf of His Highness the Aga Khan, and the entire Board of the Global Centre for Pluralism to our 8th Annual Pluralism Lecture
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A Note of Appreciation and Well Wishes from Prince Amyn Mohammed 1983-10-28
Posted April 21st, 2020 by librarian-hd9 April 2020
Dear Staff and Volunteers,
A Note of Appreciation and Well Wishes
When we opened Don’t Ask Me Where I Am From one month ago, I did not realize how quickly
the measures for containing COVID-19 would come into place and how soon, thereafter, the
Museum would have to close to the public. I feel great sadness that we have had to close after
five and half years of continuous and I believe successful operations. My hope is that this crisis
will pass swiftly.
Our priority at this moment is to contain the virus, and keeping the Museum closed is part of this
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LIVING SEA - photo essay by Prince Hussain Aga Khan 2019-12-29
Posted December 26th, 2020 by librarian-hdI would like to ABSOLUTELY thank Marta, who has been amazing and inspiring… encouraging and unbelievably supportive throughout. And for giving me a platform and outreach capacity I never dreamed I might have. It is such an immense honor for me to be here today… And it always feels like so many other people are more deserving, have been doing this for longer and are more technically competent.
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the 2019 Global Pluralism Award Ceremony, Ottawa 2019-11-20
Posted November 21st, 2019 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson,
The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean,
The Right Honorable Joe Clark,
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario,
Excellencies,
Friends of the Global Centre for Pluralism,
It is a great pleasure to welcome you this evening to the second Global Pluralism Award ceremony.
Thank you, Meredith, for the warm introduction. On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are delighted that you have joined the Centre as Secretary General.
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Speech by Mr. Firoz Rasul at the Donation ceremony of the Da Vinci Surgical System 2019-11-08
Posted November 23rd, 2019 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir Rahman ir Rahim
His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic,
His Highness the Aga Khan,
Minister of Health, Madame Marta Temido,
President of the Central Hospitals of Lisbon, Madame Rosa Valente Matos,
Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili Imamat to the Portuguese Republic, Comendador, Nazim Ahmad,
Member of the Portuguese Delegation to the Seat Agreement’s Joint Committee, Mr. João Pedro Antunes,
Leaders of the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamat,
Distinguished guests,
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan IV at The Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019 Award Presentation Ceremony 2019-09-13
Posted September 13th, 2019 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahaman-ir-Rahim
As-Salam-Alai-Kum, Peace be upon you
Your Excellency Mintimer Shaimiev,
Your Excellency Eleonora Mitrofanova,
Respected Members of the Government,
Distinguished Guests
What an enormous pleasure it is to welcome all of you to this ceremony.
We gather today with a group of extraordinary people, in an extraordinary place, and for an extraordinary purpose.
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is organised around a series of three-year cycles - each one culminating in the recognition of our Award recipients.
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Speech by Prince Hussain Aga Khan at the EAT Forum, Stockhold 2019-06-13
Posted December 25th, 2020 by librarian-hdPrince Hussain Aga Khan held a beautiful speech on the main stage during EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2019 to bring awareness to the endangered species living in our oceans. Since the age of five, he has been a fan of the ocean and everything connected to it.
At 14, Prince Hussain Aga Khan started scuba diving, and by exploring the deep wide blue he developed a keen interest in conservation. He started traveling to the tropics frequently at secondary school and began taking photographs of fauna and flora on a trip to the Brazilian Amazon in 1996.
Focused On Nature
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The Clarion Call
Posted December 3rd, 2020 by librarian-hdPrince Hussain Aga Khan held a beautiful speech on the main stage during EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2019 to bring awareness to the endangered species living in our oceans. Since the age of five, he has been a fan of the ocean and everything connected to it.
At 14, Prince Hussain Aga Khan started scuba diving, and by exploring the deep wide blue he developed a keen interest in conservation. He started traveling to the tropics frequently at secondary school and began taking photographs of fauna and flora on a trip to the Brazilian Amazon in 1996.
Focused On Nature
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the 7th Annual Pluralism Lecture 2019-06-11
Posted June 12th, 2019 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Ms. Mohammed,
Your Excellency, the President of the Assembly,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you, on behalf of the Board of the Global Centre for Pluralism, to the 2019 Pluralism Lecture here at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon.
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Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan during Presentation to the Keys of the City of Porto
Posted May 3rd, 2019 by librarian-hdYour Worship the Mayor,
Honourable Guests,
I would like to begin my comments this afternoon by saying how touched I am by the recognition that you have given to me this afternoon.
In my work I look at peoples from all environments — cities, rural urban areas, deserts, industrialised areas — and I look at how people live, and I ask myself, “How can we improve the living conditions of people in all these environments?”
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Address by the Mayor of Porto during Presentation of the Keys to the City to Hazar Imam
Posted May 3rd, 2019 by librarian-hdYour Highness, the Prince Aga Khan,
Prince Amyn Aga Khan,
President of the Porto Municipal Assembly,
Councillors, other elected representatives,
Commander Nazim Ahmad, Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal,
All other members of the delegation of His Highness the Aga Khan,
Members of the Parliament of the Consular Corps, civil, military, and the religious authorities,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Your Highness, your presence today in the Porto city is, for us, a moment of joy, not only for us who are here gathered together, but for the city.
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Speech by Mr Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, 2019-04-13
Posted April 18th, 2019 by librarian-hdYour Highness the Aga Khan, thank you very much
Princess Zahra Aga Khan
My dear friend, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Paulo Portas
Chairman Haile Debas
President Firoz Rasul, thank you for your introduction
My dear friend, Ambassador Nazim Ahmad, always a great friend for a long time and a great man
Honourable Trustees of the Aga Khan University
Dear Friends
Thank you so much for inviting me tonight. I have, let me tell you, a huge admiration, a huge admiration for your community, Your Highness, and for your leadership.
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Lisbon Aga Khan Music Awards 2019-03-31
Posted April 4th, 2019 by librarian-hdNo one can ever say no to Fairooz....don't try
Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellency, President of the Republic, Professor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,
Your Excellency, Vice-President of the Parliament, Mr. Jorge Lacão,
Madame Isabel Mota, President of the Gulbenkian Foundation,
Members of Government and of Parliament,
Diplomats, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests,
I have never known why they separate Distinguished guests from Ladies and Gentlemen, that's the way my speech is written....(applause and laughter by audience)
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Speech by Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the Aga Khan Music Awards in Lisbon 2019-03-29
Posted April 1st, 2019 by librarian-hdMadame President of the Gulbenkian Foundation, Ms. Isabel Mota,
Honorable members of the Government, of Parliament, State Authorities, and Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen
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