Heritage Timeline - Aga Khan

The Heritage Timeline 2000

THE BEGUM GIVES BIRTH TO PRINCE ALY MUHAMMAD IN PARIS
March 7th, 2000: The prince and his 36-year-old mother, Begum Inaara Aga Khan, were doing well, according to the Aga Khan's press office. There was no immediate word on the weight of the child. The 63-year-old Khan is the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslim community, which has a following of 12-15 million people worldwide... [Press release]

TAJIK PREMIER RECEIVES AGA KHAN'S SON
March 13th,2000: Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov of Tajikistan received the head of the Aga Khan Foundation, Prince Amin Aga Khan [son of Karim Aga Khan IV, leader of the world Ismailis], today. [More]

PRENAY GUPTE INTERVIEWS AGA KHAN
March 13, 2000: We have developed the capacity to re-harness institutions and people and communities who were part of our societies in the '50s, and we want them to become again part of our society today to help us build. [Interview]

AGA KHAN AT THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL LEADERS
March 15th, 2000: "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 [Full Speech]

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan in Paris
June 5, 2000: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan addresses the inaugural session of the World Mountain Forum in UNESCO, Paris. "I am especially happy that the Ismaili Imamat has been given the opportunity to participate in a Forum organised by and for all those concerned with the difficulties facing the populations of mountain regions, and to share lessons that have been learnt, to exchange mutual experience and advice, to better identify the problems that exist, and to try, as part of a joint effort, to propose new and more efficient solutions," His Highness the Aga Khan said. [ [More]

FUNARAL OF MATA SALAMAT IN ASWAN
July 1, 2000: Hazar Imam sends a message to the global Jamat that The Begum Om Habibeh, widow of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan passed away on the first of July at Le Cannet, South of France in her ninety-fifth year. July 4, 2000: Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn and Prince Saduddin attend the funeral of Mata Salamat in Aswan [Mata Salamat Gallery]

PRINCESS ZAHRA AT THE INFECTIOUS ENERGY CONFRENCE
August 23, 2000: Princess Zahra Aga Khan came to Nairobi, Kenya for the Infectious Energy Conference. Also attending this conference were several leaders of the LIF.

AGA KHAN AT THE 1ST WORLD MOUNTAIN FORUM
August, 2000: Attended the 1st World Mountain Forum held in Chambery, France. After the opening session which took place in Unesco headquarters Paris under the high patronage of the President of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac, the forum was held in the city of Chambery situated in the heart of the French Alps, creating a pioneer event. Prince Karim Aga Khan gave a well noticed speech with reference to the type of education and development that can be implemented in mountainous areas through NGOs work quoting the examples of Pakistan and Tajikistan. [More]

AGA KHAN WILL NOT ATTEND SUMMIT
August 2000: Mowlana Hazir Imam will not attend the World Religious Leader Summit, even though last year an article suggested this: "The United Nations is to extend its peacekeeping role into spiritual territory next year by hosting its first summit for world religious leaders, bringing together the likes of the Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Aga Khan and the Grand Mufti live on television." wrote Jonathan Petre in an article published in 1999. [1999 Article]

AGA KHAN IN TAJIKISTAN
August 28, 2000: Mowlana Hazir Imam in Tajikistan.The Aga Khan and Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmonov signed a treaty here on Monday to launch a university dedicated to studies on mountainous regions and societies [Complete Coverage]

AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY TO HAVE JINJA HOSPITAL AS CAMPUS
August 31, 2000: The Ugandan ministry's spokesman, Mr. Aggrey Kibenge, told The New Vision yesterday that Aga Khan University was licensed last month and will have Jinja Hospital as its campus. [More]

AGA KHAN AND EBRD TO FUND INVESTMENT IN KYRGYZ BANKS
September 2, 2000: The Times of Central Asia: "Kyrgyz Credit Investment Bank will begin operations in September. It will provide loans of $250,000 - $1 million to finance promising business projects. The Aga-Khan economic development fund will be the leading shareholder with a 30% stake." [More]

AGA KHAN TO HELP PAMIR REGIONS
September 2, 2000: The Times of Central Asia: "But what perhaps really mattered was the all-out war on the scourge of narcotics declared by Prince Aga Khan, the spiritual leader and the only mainstay of the Pamirians. He announced that withdrawal from drug trafficking was the essential condition for the resumption of the food supplies he had provided for the locals for years regardless of their nationality or religion." [More]

AGA KHAN SPEAKS ON ROLE OF FAITHS AND MINORITIES IN AFRICA
September 25-26, 2000: Mowlana Hazar Imam took part in the 2 days Peace conference in Lisbon with other religious leaders. Mowlana Hazar Imam took part in the 2 days Peace conference in Lisbon with other religious leaders. Accepting human differences, building upon pluralism, insisting on honesty in public service and creating national and international responses to the AIDS crisis were, the Aga Khan said, the components of "a new social ethic that should be taught and led by the faiths." "Social ethic today in Africa," he stressed, "needs to be founded not on the notion of taking, but on the notion of giving. "One of the principal forces for the creation of peace," said the Aga Khan "is hope, and faith communities working together on immediate and realistic priorities, can revive that hope.. [More]

AGA KHAN'S HORSE WINS
October 1, 2000: Paris. Hazar Imam's horse wins: It was billed as the showdown between Europe’s top older horse and the young pretender - and in the end youth prevailed as Sinndar powered to victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barriere at Longchamp yesterday... When asked if he was up there with Shergar, the Aga replied: "You would have to say so. I have to consider him now among the very best I have seen." [More]

AGA KHAN WAS AMONG THE HONARARY PALLBEARERS
October 2, 2000: Hazar Imam arrived in Montreal in a private visit at the invitation of the Trudeau family to attend the funeral of Pierre Elliot Trudeau.The following day, Hazar Imam was one of the honorary pall-bearers at the funeral.. [More]

KARIMABAD AND BALTIT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PAKISTAN
October 11, 2000: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has restored the prime historic landmark of the 700 year old Baltit Fort on the terraced slopes in Hunza, in Northern Pakistan. The main theme of the project is to preserve this setting despite natural decay and the inevitable impact of recent changes, such as urbanisation which has begun to threaten the integrity of the built heritage. [More]

HAZAR IMAM IN PAKISTAN
October 14-27 2000: Complete news of Hazar Imam's visits to Pakistan for two weeks. He Met the Jamat and also participated in the two-day "Philantropy Conference" [Complete News]

BEGUM INAARA HOST BENEFIT FOR UNESCO
November 08,2000: News Articles: The Aga Khan's wife Begum Inaara hosts an elegant benafit for UNESCO [More]

SPEECH BY HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN AT THE CONFERENCE ON CULTURE AND DIPLOMACY
November 28,2000: In response to the challenges facing countries in Africa and Asia that I have outlined, the United States, with a wealth of educational, private philanthropic institutions and global corporations that is unparalleled in human history, can play a leadership role. Specifics can be discussed later this morning or in this afternoon's sessions. Much very important work devoted to the issues of language, institutions, people, communications and funding is already underway, but there is scope, and I would say a need, for a massive expansion. [More]

AGA KHAN SEEKS U.S. TO HELP SPREAD CULTURAL PLURALISM
December 2, 2000: The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to over 60 million Ismailis worldwide, the majority of them in India, Pakistan, East Africa and North America, has exhorted the U.S. to use its foreign policy to help spread cultural pluralism, particularly that of developing nations. The Aga Khan, who was the kick-off speaker at the first-ever White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy, declared "American foreign policy could have a significant impact on the pluralism of culture around the world." [More]

MOWLANA HAZAR IMAM AT THE PHILANTROPY CONFERENCE
: Addressing the concluding session of the two-day conference on Indigenous Philanthropy, Prince Karim Aga Khan said that philanthropic funding of social development is a new phenomenon extending increasingly to institutions engaged in human resources development. The conference was attended by about 300 participants representing reputed NGOs, experts from home and abroad, besides a number of donor agencies and foreign diplomats of whom the Canadian High Commissioner in Pakistan was seen as a guardian spirit. Video of Mowlana Hazar Imam's speech at the Philantropy conference October 17, 2000: Click here. News-clippings of the complete visit: [Click here]

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan during His visit to the Nothern Areas in Pakistan
October 19, 2000:Inauguration of the Professional Development Centre. "The inauguration of this fine new facility is highly symbolic. It signifies the dawn, inshallah, of a new era in the quest to bring quality education to the children of this region.," His Highness the Aga Khan said. [More]

A Vision of Hope and Faith - Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan
October 26, 2000: An Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan by Imran Aslam at the Governor House in Karachi. The People of Pakistan look forward to His visits, look forward to His interventions and to His great vision, which is always translated eventually into reality - says Imran Aslam. [More]

PRINCESSE SALIMAH CHEZ LE DALAI-LAMA
Depuis son divorce en 1995, l'ex-épouse de l'Aga Khan consacre la plus grande partie de son temps à promouvoir l'association Village d'enfant SOS. A l'occasion de son voyade à Dharamsala, auprès des réfugiés tibétains, elle a été nommée ambassadrice internationale de cette oeuvre... Click here for more from Point de Vue dated November 22, 2000

PRESIDENT CLINTON HOSTS AGA KHAN ON FOREIGN POLICY PANEL
28th November, 2000: Washington, D.C.- President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright convened the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. Introducing the panel's comments to nearly 200 prominent U.S. and foreign diplomats, artists, cultural figures, and corporate and foundation heads, the Aga Khan highlighted three key challenges for cultural diplomacy... [Aiglemont Press release]... More from [White House Press Release]..., More from [transcript] including The Aga Khan's speech....

LA BÉGUM INAARA, UNE PRINCESSE SOLIDAIRE
La Bégum Inaara a présidé la deniere semaine d'octobre 2000 une grande soirée de bienfaisance organisée par l'Unesco à Düsseldorf, en Allemagne. La princesse a accordé une interview exclusive à OH LA ! dans laquelle elle évoque avec la même passion sa famille et les projets qu'elle parraine. " J'aimerais vraiment que mes enfants soient des personnes libres, responsables et heureuses. Mais surtout, j'aimerais obtenir que le plus d'enfants possible soient assurés de jouir de leurs droits fondamentaux à être traités comme des êtres humains, et d'avoir un toit et une éducation. Voir des petits mal nourris, en proie à toutes les misères, est quelque chose d'insupportable au XXIe siècle." Unesco event: More [photos] and [Interview of Begum Inaara...]

PHOTO ALBUM 2000

Hazar Imam's horse wins the Arc de triomphe. 220K exceptional photo from www.france-galop.com

Hazar Imam, Begum Inaara at the Yatch Club in Sardinia. Several photos from Hola Sept. 28

Hazar Imam, Begum Inaara and princess Teresa at Deauville on August 13th with prince and princess Ernst and Caroline de Hannover - From Hola August 24th 2000

Begum Inaara at Prix de Diane Hermes a Chantilly - From Paris Match June 29, 2000

The Aga Khan with Michael Jay and Jean-Luc Lagardère (Paris Match June 29th, 2000)

The Aga Khan with Princess Alexander of Yougoslavia From Point de Vue dated June 21, 2000.

Begum Inaara From Point de Vue dated June 21, 2000

Hazar Imam with Pakistan Officials, October 2000

Hazar Imam At the philanthropy Conference in Pakistan, October 2000

Hazar Imam At Karachi Didar, October 2000. Complete photo gallery.

Hazar Imam At the philanthropy Conference in Pakistan, October 2000

Hazar Imam Greeting Pakistan Officials, October 2000

Hazar Imam Greeting General Perwez Musharraf of Pakistan, October 2000

General Perwez Musharraf greeting Aga Khan, October 2000

Hazar Imam in Northern Areas of Pakistan, October 2000

AKU Convocation Pakistan, October 2000

Other pictures of Mowlana Hazar Imam in Pakistan

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THE BEGUM GIVES BIRTH TO PRINCE ALY MUHAMMAD IN PARIS March 7th, 2000: The prince and his 36-year-old mother, Begum Inaara Aga Khan, were doing well, according to the Aga Khan's press office. There was no immediate word on the weight of the child. The 63-year-old Khan is the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslim community, which has a following of 12-15 million people worldwide... [Press release]
TAJIK PREMIER RECEIVES AGA KHAN'S SON March 13th,2000: Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov of Tajikistan received the head of the Aga Khan Foundation, Prince Amin Aga Khan [son of Karim Aga Khan IV, leader of the world Ismailis], today. [More]
PRENAY GUPTE INTERVIEWS AGA KHAN March 13, 2000: We have developed the capacity to re-harness institutions and people and communities who were part of our societies in the '50s, and we want them to become again part of our society today to help us build. [Interview]
AGA KHAN AT THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL LEADERS March 15th, 2000: "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 [Full Speech]
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan in Paris June 5, 2000: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan addresses the inaugural session of the World Mountain Forum in UNESCO, Paris. "I am especially happy that the Ismaili Imamat has been given the opportunity to participate in a Forum organised by and for all those concerned with the difficulties facing the populations of mountain regions, and to share lessons that have been learnt, to exchange mutual experience and advice, to better identify the problems that exist, and to try, as part of a joint effort, to propose new and more efficient solutions," His Highness the Aga Khan said. [ [More]
FUNARAL OF MATA SALAMAT IN ASWAN July 1, 2000: Hazar Imam sends a message to the global Jamat that The Begum Om Habibeh, widow of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan passed away on the first of July at Le Cannet, South of France in her ninety-fifth year. July 4, 2000: Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn and Prince Saduddin attend the funeral of Mata Salamat in Aswan [Mata Salamat Gallery]
PRINCESS ZAHRA AT THE INFECTIOUS ENERGY CONFRENCE August 23, 2000: Princess Zahra Aga Khan came to Nairobi, Kenya for the Infectious Energy Conference. Also attending this conference were several leaders of the LIF.
AGA KHAN AT THE 1ST WORLD MOUNTAIN FORUM August, 2000: Attended the 1st World Mountain Forum held in Chambery, France. After the opening session which took place in Unesco headquarters Paris under the high patronage of the President of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac, the forum was held in the city of Chambery situated in the heart of the French Alps, creating a pioneer event. Prince Karim Aga Khan gave a well noticed speech with reference to the type of education and development that can be implemented in mountainous areas through NGOs work quoting the examples of Pakistan and Tajikistan. [More]
AGA KHAN WILL NOT ATTEND SUMMIT August 2000: Mowlana Hazir Imam will not attend the World Religious Leader Summit, even though last year an article suggested this: "The United Nations is to extend its peacekeeping role into spiritual territory next year by hosting its first summit for world religious leaders, bringing together the likes of the Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Aga Khan and the Grand Mufti live on television." wrote Jonathan Petre in an article published in 1999. [1999 Article]
AGA KHAN IN TAJIKISTAN August 28, 2000: Mowlana Hazir Imam in Tajikistan.The Aga Khan and Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmonov signed a treaty here on Monday to launch a university dedicated to studies on mountainous regions and societies [Complete Coverage]
AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY TO HAVE JINJA HOSPITAL AS CAMPUS August 31, 2000: The Ugandan ministry's spokesman, Mr. Aggrey Kibenge, told The New Vision yesterday that Aga Khan University was licensed last month and will have Jinja Hospital as its campus. [More]
AGA KHAN AND EBRD TO FUND INVESTMENT IN KYRGYZ BANKS September 2, 2000: The Times of Central Asia: "Kyrgyz Credit Investment Bank will begin operations in September. It will provide loans of $250,000 - $1 million to finance promising business projects. The Aga-Khan economic development fund will be the leading shareholder with a 30% stake." [More]
AGA KHAN TO HELP PAMIR REGIONS September 2, 2000: The Times of Central Asia: "But what perhaps really mattered was the all-out war on the scourge of narcotics declared by Prince Aga Khan, the spiritual leader and the only mainstay of the Pamirians. He announced that withdrawal from drug trafficking was the essential condition for the resumption of the food supplies he had provided for the locals for years regardless of their nationality or religion." [More]
AGA KHAN SPEAKS ON ROLE OF FAITHS AND MINORITIES IN AFRICA September 25-26, 2000: Mowlana Hazar Imam took part in the 2 days Peace conference in Lisbon with other religious leaders. Mowlana Hazar Imam took part in the 2 days Peace conference in Lisbon with other religious leaders. Accepting human differences, building upon pluralism, insisting on honesty in public service and creating national and international responses to the AIDS crisis were, the Aga Khan said, the components of "a new social ethic that should be taught and led by the faiths." "Social ethic today in Africa," he stressed, "needs to be founded not on the notion of taking, but on the notion of giving. "One of the principal forces for the creation of peace," said the Aga Khan "is hope, and faith communities working together on immediate and realistic priorities, can revive that hope.. [More]
AGA KHAN'S HORSE WINS October 1, 2000: Paris. Hazar Imam's horse wins: It was billed as the showdown between Europe’s top older horse and the young pretender - and in the end youth prevailed as Sinndar powered to victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barriere at Longchamp yesterday... When asked if he was up there with Shergar, the Aga replied: "You would have to say so. I have to consider him now among the very best I have seen." [More]
AGA KHAN WAS AMONG THE HONARARY PALLBEARERS October 2, 2000: Hazar Imam arrived in Montreal in a private visit at the invitation of the Trudeau family to attend the funeral of Pierre Elliot Trudeau.The following day, Hazar Imam was one of the honorary pall-bearers at the funeral.. [More]
KARIMABAD AND BALTIT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PAKISTAN October 11, 2000: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has restored the prime historic landmark of the 700 year old Baltit Fort on the terraced slopes in Hunza, in Northern Pakistan. The main theme of the project is to preserve this setting despite natural decay and the inevitable impact of recent changes, such as urbanisation which has begun to threaten the integrity of the built heritage. [More]
HAZAR IMAM IN PAKISTAN October 14-27 2000: Complete news of Hazar Imam's visits to Pakistan for two weeks. He Met the Jamat and also participated in the two-day "Philantropy Conference" [Complete News]
BEGUM INAARA HOST BENEFIT FOR UNESCO November 08,2000: News Articles: The Aga Khan's wife Begum Inaara hosts an elegant benafit for UNESCO [More]
SPEECH BY HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN AT THE CONFERENCE ON CULTURE AND DIPLOMACY November 28,2000: In response to the challenges facing countries in Africa and Asia that I have outlined, the United States, with a wealth of educational, private philanthropic institutions and global corporations that is unparalleled in human history, can play a leadership role. Specifics can be discussed later this morning or in this afternoon's sessions. Much very important work devoted to the issues of language, institutions, people, communications and funding is already underway, but there is scope, and I would say a need, for a massive expansion. [More]
AGA KHAN SEEKS U.S. TO HELP SPREAD CULTURAL PLURALISM December 2, 2000: The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to over 60 million Ismailis worldwide, the majority of them in India, Pakistan, East Africa and North America, has exhorted the U.S. to use its foreign policy to help spread cultural pluralism, particularly that of developing nations. The Aga Khan, who was the kick-off speaker at the first-ever White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy, declared "American foreign policy could have a significant impact on the pluralism of culture around the world." [More]
MOWLANA HAZAR IMAM AT THE PHILANTROPY CONFERENCE : Addressing the concluding session of the two-day conference on Indigenous Philanthropy, Prince Karim Aga Khan said that philanthropic funding of social development is a new phenomenon extending increasingly to institutions engaged in human resources development. The conference was attended by about 300 participants representing reputed NGOs, experts from home and abroad, besides a number of donor agencies and foreign diplomats of whom the Canadian High Commissioner in Pakistan was seen as a guardian spirit. Video of Mowlana Hazar Imam's speech at the Philantropy conference October 17, 2000: Click here. News-clippings of the complete visit: [Click here]
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan during His visit to the Nothern Areas in Pakistan October 19, 2000:Inauguration of the Professional Development Centre. "The inauguration of this fine new facility is highly symbolic. It signifies the dawn, inshallah, of a new era in the quest to bring quality education to the children of this region.," His Highness the Aga Khan said. [More]
A Vision of Hope and Faith - Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan October 26, 2000: An Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan by Imran Aslam at the Governor House in Karachi. The People of Pakistan look forward to His visits, look forward to His interventions and to His great vision, which is always translated eventually into reality - says Imran Aslam. [More]
PRINCESSE SALIMAH CHEZ LE DALAI-LAMA Depuis son divorce en 1995, l'ex-épouse de l'Aga Khan consacre la plus grande partie de son temps à promouvoir l'association Village d'enfant SOS. A l'occasion de son voyade à Dharamsala, auprès des réfugiés tibétains, elle a été nommée ambassadrice internationale de cette oeuvre... Click here for more from Point de Vue dated November 22, 2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON HOSTS AGA KHAN ON FOREIGN POLICY PANEL 28th November, 2000: Washington, D.C.- President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright convened the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. Introducing the panel's comments to nearly 200 prominent U.S. and foreign diplomats, artists, cultural figures, and corporate and foundation heads, the Aga Khan highlighted three key challenges for cultural diplomacy... [Aiglemont Press release]... More from [White House Press Release]..., More from [transcript] including The Aga Khan's speech....
LA BÉGUM INAARA, UNE PRINCESSE SOLIDAIRE La Bégum Inaara a présidé la deniere semaine d'octobre 2000 une grande soirée de bienfaisance organisée par l'Unesco à Düsseldorf, en Allemagne. La princesse a accordé une interview exclusive à OH LA ! dans laquelle elle évoque avec la même passion sa famille et les projets qu'elle parraine. " J'aimerais vraiment que mes enfants soient des personnes libres, responsables et heureuses. Mais surtout, j'aimerais obtenir que le plus d'enfants possible soient assurés de jouir de leurs droits fondamentaux à être traités comme des êtres humains, et d'avoir un toit et une éducation. Voir des petits mal nourris, en proie à toutes les misères, est quelque chose d'insupportable au XXIe siècle." Unesco event: More [photos] and [Interview of Begum Inaara...]