“He was a symbol of ... exclusive Le Rosey School before going to the United States to study Islamic history at Harvard. When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957 ...

Karim al-Husseini, widely recognised as the Aga Khan, was born on December 13, 1936, in Geneva, Switzerland. He spent part of his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya, before moving back to Switzerland, ...

Over the years, MECDI has trained hundreds of teachers and improved the learning experiences of thousands of children across Uganda. The Aga Khan Primary School in Kampala is a co-educational day ...

The coronation of His Highness (HH) Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV in Kampala in 1957 brought to Uganda the installation ... financial service, attend school or receive medical care.

Following Amin’s ouster in 1979, the Aga Khan made Uganda one of his priorities for ... Prince Karim was raised in Nairobi and then attended school in Geneva. He graduated from Harvard in ...

At one point former prime minister Trudeau welcomed Ismaili refugees from Uganda at the Aga Khan’s request. This led to a personal friendship between the two men, with the Aga Khan visiting ...

The Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, located on 100 acres, also includes a boarding school. The Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as the 49th Imam of the Ismailis. Prince Rahim, son of the Aga Khan ...

He was the founder and president of the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs 96,000 people and finances development programmes, particularly in Asia and Africa. In Uganda, the Aga Khan has ...

expressed his condolences on the passing of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, calling him a“symbol of peace, patience, and kindness in our turbulent world.” ...

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim – the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims – was announced Tuesday by ...

(RNS) — The Aga Khan IV was often referred to as a philanthropist, but the description ignores the spiritual impetus for his work. (RNS) — On Tuesday (Feb. 4), Shah Karim al-Hussaini ...

and His Highness The Aga Khan arrive for the official unveiling of the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication on July 27, 2011. Though born into a lineage of leadership ...