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  About His Highness the Aga Khan
Son of Prince Aly Khan and Princess Tajuddawlah Aly Khan, the Aga Khan was born on December 13, 1936, in Geneva.
The Aga Khan’s grandfather was President of the League of Nations and his father, Prince Aly Khan, was Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
The Aga Khan’s eldest child and daughter, Princess Zahra, graduated from Harvard in 1994 with a BA (Honours) Degree in Development Studies, and is the Head of the Social Welfare Department (SWD) located within the Secretariat of the Aga Khan in France.
www.akdn.org /hh/highness.html   (1215 words)

  
 AKU - Medical College
About Us Aga Khan University Medical College (AKU-MC) was established in 1983 and enrols students in a five-year programme leading to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree.
The educational offerings in medicine range from a five-year bachelor's degree to a number of clinical postgraduate residencies.
Aga Khan University (AKU) Medical College students take active part in various Pakistani and international seminars, debates, congresses, conferences and debates.
www.aku.edu /medicalcollege   (109 words)

  
 The Scottish Parliament - News, Media and Events - Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy - The Aga Khan biography
His Highness the Aga Khan was born in 1936 in Geneva.
The Aga Khan spent his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya before attending Le Rosey School in Switzerland for nine years, and graduated from Harvard University in 1959 with a BA Honours Degree in Islamic history.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of agencies working in health, education, culture and rural and economic development, in 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East.
www.scottish.parliament.uk /nmCentre/events/carnegie/aga_khan_biography.htm   (354 words)

  
  Aga Khan Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Aga Khan (chief commander) is the title of the imam, or spiritual leader, of the sect of Moslems known as Nizari Ismailis.
Aga Khan III, Sultan Sir Muhammad Shah (1877-1957), was born on Nov. 2, 1877, in Karachi.
Aga Khan IV, Prince Karim, was born in Geneva on Dec. 13, 1936.
www.bookrags.com /biography/aga-khan   (1578 words)

  
  Aga - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Aga, autonomous okrug (national area) in southeastern Russia, created for the local Buryat people.
Aga Khan, real name Hasan Ali Shah (1800-1881), believed to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
Aga Khan IV, real name Karim Al Hussaini Shah (1936- ), born in Geneva, and educated in Switzerland and at Harvard University.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Aga.html   (126 words)

  
 The Hindu : National : Aga Khan meets Kalam, Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, on Wednesday called on President A. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Aga Khan, the 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, also held a joint meeting with Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy, his Minister of State Ajay Makan and Tourism Minister Ambika Soni.
Aga Khan is the direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad and is funding development projects in many countries.
www.hindu.com /2006/09/21/stories/2006092102981200.htm   (203 words)

  
 Aga Khan IV
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is the first Muslim baccalaureate speaker in Brown's history and I dare say in the history of the Ivy League.
His Highness the Aga Khan became Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims on July 11, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan.
Karīm al-Hussaynī, Āgā Khān IV KBE CC GCC -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.
www.spock.com /Aga-Khan-IV   (227 words)

  
 His Highness the Aga Khan - A Birthday Tribute
In the 1830s, Aga Hassanaly Shah, the 46th Ismaili Imam, was granted the honorary hereditary title of Aga Khan by the Shah of Persia.
The Aga Khan's grandfather was President of the League of Nations and his father, Prince Aly Khan, was Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations.
The Aga Khan's eldest child and daughter, Princess Zahra, who graduated from Harvard in 1994 with a BA Honors Degree in Third World Development Studies, has co-ordination responsibilities relating to specific social development institutions of the Imamat and is based at his Secretariat.
www.amaana.org /agakhan/profile.htm   (1652 words)

  
 Worldroots.com
Aga Khan IV succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, to the Imamat on July 11, 1957 at the age of twenty.
In 1969, Aga Khan IV married Begum Salimah (English-born Sarah Croker-Poole).
Aga Khan IV became the father of another son Prince Aly Muhammad Khan onMarch 7, 2000 in Paris, France by Begum Inaara.
www.worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/bio/agakhan4bio1936.html   (242 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Amid the glitz, the Aga Khan aspires to spiritual philanthropy
The Aga Khan was born in Geneva on Dec. 13, 1936, to Aly Khan and British-born Joan Yarde-Buller.
The Aga Khan seems to be more a man in the image of his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, who served as a president of the League of Nations in 1937.
His 1954 "Memoirs of Aga Khan: World Enough and Time," with a foreword by Somerset Maugham, recounts how the Aga Khan was received by Queen Victoria, forged a friendship with Winston Churchill in 1896, befriended King Edward VII and lived through the apex of British imperial might and decline in colonial India.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002164209_agakhan29.html   (1474 words)

  
 Aga Khan's Dealings Stir Questions | despardes.com
Sultan Mahomed Shah, the Aga Khan's grandfather, became imam in 1885 and served as president of the League of Nations, the doomed forerunner of the United Nations, from 1937 to 1939.
The Aga Khan's followers are unable to answer detailed questions about the sources of funds for their projects.
She is the most visibly active of the children, working with the Aga Khan's schools and hospitals, Lakhani says, in addition to running his personal interests in racehorses.
www.despardes.com /NewsExplorer/112405-aga-khan.html   (3598 words)

  
 SPIEGEL Interview with Aga Khan: "Islam Is a Faith of Reason" - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
Karim Aga Khan IV, descendant of the prophet Muhammad and spiritual leader of 20 million Ismaili Muslims, discusses the foundations of his faith, the controversy over the pope's recent statements about Islam and ways of preventing a global clash between religions.
Aga Khan: If you interpret his speech as one about faith and reason then I think that the debate is very exciting and could be enormously constructive between the Muslim world and the non-Muslim world.
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is considered to be the direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad and, as the 49th imam, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims.
www.spiegel.de /international/spiegel/0,1518,442180,00.html   (1632 words)

  
 Blasphemy by Aga Khan-IV and his Mushrik followers (The Ismaili Community) - Rise for Islam (Forum)
Aga Khan-IV and his Mushrik followers do not offer five times canonical Prayers, (“Namaz” which is performed at the same time at Holy Mecca and simultaneously in all the Mosques of the world).
Aga Khan-III recommended this book as “a must” for his Jamat, and the apocryphal Unique Legends it records are accordingly popularly accepted by Ismailis as their official History.
Aga Khan-IV in lineage claims that he is the only divine authority on this earth to give salvation, dissipate sins and decide to whom to be put in heaven or hell.
discuss.riseforislam.com /index.php?showtopic=520&pid=557&st=0&#entry557   (1356 words)

  
 About Us: The Aga Khan School, Kharadhar - Pakistan
The Aga Khan School, Kharadhar strives to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sporting and cultural activities and community life.
Established in 1926, The Aga Khan School, Kharadhar is one of the oldest schools in the Aga Khan Education Service network of educational institutions in Pakistan.
The foundations of the present education system were laid by Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, III, who established over 200 schools during the 20th century, the first in 1905 in Zanzibar and Gwadar followed by schools in Dar es Salaam in 1906 and in Mundra, in India, in 1907.
www.agakhanschools.org /pakistan/akskhd/about.asp   (617 words)

  
 Aga Khan Iv — Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPress
Harvard to present Aga Khan with Degree tomorrow — 1 comment
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Foundation Stone-Laying Ceremony of The Aga Khan Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 May 2008
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Foundation Ceremony of Dhaka Jamatkhana, 21 May 2008
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 The Aga Khan School, Kharadhar - Pakistan
Established in 1926, the Aga Khan School, Kharadhar is one of the oldest schools managed by the Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan.
The foundations of the present education system were laid by Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III, who established over 200 schools during the 20th century, the first in 1905 in Zanzibar and Gwadar, followed by schools in Dar es Salaam in 1906 and in Mundra, in India, in 1907.
Schools strive to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sporting and cultural activities and community life.
www.agakhanschools.org /pakistan/akskhd   (217 words)

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