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In the north of the country, a village that has been isolated from the outside world for centuries is suffering from the ...
Aga Khan IV’s contributions to Tanzania date back over a century, beginning with the establishment of the first Aga Khan Girls’ School in Zanzibar by his grandfather, Aga Khan III. In 1991, the ...
In 2019, the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam was expanded, improving healthcare services. In education , the Madrasa Early Childhood Programme in Zanzibar has supported over 10,000 children, and ...
Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani has stated that in the provincial government's budget for 2025-26, of the total Rs 131.9 billion allocated under the Local Government Department, a ...
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) has announced the 19 shortlisted projects for its 2025 cycle. Selected from a pool of 369 nominations, these projects will compete for a share of the USD ...
My grandfather Akbar Pabani, inspired by the Aga Khan IV’s emphasis on education, co-founded the Platinum Jubilee High School in Warangal, India, ensuring that his children had access to learning.
These awards not only acknowledge their personal achievements but also reflect the enduring legacy of the Aga Khan IV, whose death earlier this year left a significant void within the global Ismaili ...
Furthermore, across these initiatives, he was deeply committed to ensuring that women had equal access. The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), a key agency within the AKDN network, invests ...
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, claimed direct descent from the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Hazrat Bibi Fatima and his son-in-law Hazrat ...
Through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), he established top-tier schools and universities, including in Uganda, to give children from all backgrounds access to quality education.
The title of Aga Khan was first bestowed upon Hasan Ali Shah (1804-1881), the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, by the Iranian king Fath-Ali Shah Qajar in the 19th century.