President of Tanzania with His Highness the Aga Khan
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Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Tanzania
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Mowlana Hazar Imam's various activities
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President Kikwete meets H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in Dar es salaam
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President Kikwete meets H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in Dar es salaam
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The Latest Documentary on His Highness the Agakhan
For two years the filmmaker Veronika Hofer and her crew travelled around the world to see projects of the Aga Khan's organisations, to accompany His Highness and to meet him finally for an extraordinary personal and thoughtful interview. Veronika Hofer and camera operator Johannes Straub visited the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in Doha, they explored projects in Egypt, Kenya and India.
In the archives of the Aga Khan in London and Paris Veronika Hofer looked through hours of footage to find the most significant pictures.
"I never realized such a demanding and exhausting film project", says Veronika Hofer, "but in the end it was so enriching to meet all the people in the Aga Khan projects and to meet His Highness personally. That`s the experience I want to share with other people through this film".
http://www.agakhanfilm2012.com/making-of/
For two years the filmmaker Veronika Hofer and her crew travelled around the world to see projects of the Aga Khan's organisations, to accompany His Highness and to meet him finally for an extraordinary personal and thoughtful interview. Veronika Hofer and camera operator Johannes Straub visited the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in Doha, they explored projects in Egypt, Kenya and India.
In the archives of the Aga Khan in London and Paris Veronika Hofer looked through hours of footage to find the most significant pictures.
"I never realized such a demanding and exhausting film project", says Veronika Hofer, "but in the end it was so enriching to meet all the people in the Aga Khan projects and to meet His Highness personally. That`s the experience I want to share with other people through this film".
http://www.agakhanfilm2012.com/making-of/
Flashback into the 1960′s: Admiration for His Highness the Aga Khan by President Senghor and A K Brohi
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Facts you may not have known about the Aga Khan
- His family founded the Fatimid Empire and in 969 founded the City of Cairo and Al-Azhar University, arguably the oldest continuously operating university in the world.
- The first summit between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1985, with outcomes that changed the planet, was held at the Aga Khan's Geneva home. Just one example of his silent peacemaking.
- When Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau passed away, the four honorary pall bears were President Jimmy Carter, a Governor General of Canada, President Fidel Castro, and His Highness the Aga Khan.
- In the history of Canada, there have only been two individuals who are recognized as both Honorary Citizens and Honorary Companions of the Order of Canada. These two are Nelson Mandela and High Highness the Aga Khan.
- The present Aga Khan's grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III was twice President of the League of Nations, pre-cursor to the United Nations.
- The present Aga Khan's uncle, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, was the youngest and longest serving UNHCR in the United Nation's history, and it was during his period of service that the UNHCR received the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is the largest and arguably most prominent architecture related prize in the world.
- The Aga Khan Development Network, encompassing the Aga Khan Foundation, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Aga Khan Education Services (with its hundreds of schools), Aga Khan Health Services (with its hundreds of clinics), Aga Khan University (with multiple university hospitals and campuses in eight countries), FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard and MIT, Industrial Promotion Services, Tourism Promotion Services, Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, etc., cumulatively forms the largest private development networks in the world.
- Of all the Shia Muslim communities, it is only the Ismailis led by the Aga Khan who continue to have a hereditary Imam, a continuous chain from the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This is critical in context of the following Hadith of the Prophet: "I leave behind me two weighty things. "One of them is the Book of God and the other one is my select progeny, that is family. Beware of how you behave (with) them when I am gone from amongst you, for God, the Merciful, has informed me that these two shall never separate from each other until they reach me at the paradisial pool.Imamat is trying its best to help resolve the conflict...in Syria, the plane, carring kofi annan to Iran, iIT IS HAZAR IMAMS PERSONAL PLANE see the link..for complete coverage.http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.a ... ID=1646195
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- His family founded the Fatimid Empire and in 969 founded the City of Cairo and Al-Azhar University, arguably the oldest continuously operating university in the world.
- The first summit between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1985, with outcomes that changed the planet, was held at the Aga Khan's Geneva home. Just one example of his silent peacemaking.
- When Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau passed away, the four honorary pall bears were President Jimmy Carter, a Governor General of Canada, President Fidel Castro, and His Highness the Aga Khan.
- In the history of Canada, there have only been two individuals who are recognized as both Honorary Citizens and Honorary Companions of the Order of Canada. These two are Nelson Mandela and High Highness the Aga Khan.
- The present Aga Khan's grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III was twice President of the League of Nations, pre-cursor to the United Nations.
- The present Aga Khan's uncle, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, was the youngest and longest serving UNHCR in the United Nation's history, and it was during his period of service that the UNHCR received the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is the largest and arguably most prominent architecture related prize in the world.
- The Aga Khan Development Network, encompassing the Aga Khan Foundation, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Aga Khan Education Services (with its hundreds of schools), Aga Khan Health Services (with its hundreds of clinics), Aga Khan University (with multiple university hospitals and campuses in eight countries), FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard and MIT, Industrial Promotion Services, Tourism Promotion Services, Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, etc., cumulatively forms the largest private development networks in the world.
- Of all the Shia Muslim communities, it is only the Ismailis led by the Aga Khan who continue to have a hereditary Imam, a continuous chain from the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This is critical in context of the following Hadith of the Prophet: "I leave behind me two weighty things. "One of them is the Book of God and the other one is my select progeny, that is family. Beware of how you behave (with) them when I am gone from amongst you, for God, the Merciful, has informed me that these two shall never separate from each other until they reach me at the paradisial pool.Imamat is trying its best to help resolve the conflict...in Syria, the plane, carring kofi annan to Iran, iIT IS HAZAR IMAMS PERSONAL PLANE see the link..for complete coverage.http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.a ... ID=1646195
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Tajik MFA meets with Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
26 September 2012, 12:42
CA-NEWS (TJ) - Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Hamrohon Zarifi met with Prince Karim Aga Khan IV on Tuesday in New York, reported Foreign Ministry.
"During the meeting, sides discussed issues and perspectives of programs and projects of Aga Khan Development Network in Tajikistan," said in a statement.
The Foreign Ministry notes that "the meeting was held in an atmosphere of constructive and fruitful exchange of views."
http://en.ca-news.org/news:516434/
26 September 2012, 12:42
CA-NEWS (TJ) - Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Hamrohon Zarifi met with Prince Karim Aga Khan IV on Tuesday in New York, reported Foreign Ministry.
"During the meeting, sides discussed issues and perspectives of programs and projects of Aga Khan Development Network in Tajikistan," said in a statement.
The Foreign Ministry notes that "the meeting was held in an atmosphere of constructive and fruitful exchange of views."
http://en.ca-news.org/news:516434/
MHI with Gordon and Sarah Brown after their meeting to discuss education for all
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Gordon Brown is the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.
And here's Gordon and Sarah with the Aga Khan following their meeting earlier this week to discuss #educationforall pic.twitter.com/bS67VogU
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Gordon Brown is the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.
And here's Gordon and Sarah with the Aga Khan following their meeting earlier this week to discuss #educationforall pic.twitter.com/bS67VogU
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives for opening of Bujagali hydropower plant and to mark 50 years of Uganda’s independence
Upon his arrival in Entebbe, Mawlana Hazar Imam is received by Dr James Mutende, Uganda’s State Minister for Industry. Photo: Gary OtteEntebbe, Uganda, 8 October 2012 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Entebbe today for the opening of the Bujagali Hydropower Project and to participate in the celebration of of the 50th anniversary of Uganda’s independence.
The Honourable Asuman Kiyingi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr James Mutende, Minister of State for Industry received Mawlana Hazar Imam on behalf of the Government of Uganda. Ismaili Council for Uganda President Huzur Mukhi Mohamed Lalani and AKDN Resident Representative Mahmood Ahmed welcomed Hazar Imam on behalf of the Jamat and Imamat institutions.
The Bujagali hydropower plant provides a huge boost to Uganda’s economy, which has historically been severely challenged by an inadequate and costly supply of electricity. Its five turbines generate 250 megawatts of electricity, doubling the country’s generation capacity and providing almost 50 per cent of the country’s electricity needs. The USD $900 million project was funded by its shareholders — the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Sithe Global Power and the Government of Uganda — as well as a consortium of lenders.
Later today, Mawlana Hazar Imam will join President Yoweri Museveni at Jinja for the inauguration of the Bujagali Hydropwer Project, which takes place on the eve of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Uganda’s independence. Heads of state from across Africa are also expected to take part in the country’s milestone commemoration
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1385/
Upon his arrival in Entebbe, Mawlana Hazar Imam is received by Dr James Mutende, Uganda’s State Minister for Industry. Photo: Gary OtteEntebbe, Uganda, 8 October 2012 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Entebbe today for the opening of the Bujagali Hydropower Project and to participate in the celebration of of the 50th anniversary of Uganda’s independence.
The Honourable Asuman Kiyingi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr James Mutende, Minister of State for Industry received Mawlana Hazar Imam on behalf of the Government of Uganda. Ismaili Council for Uganda President Huzur Mukhi Mohamed Lalani and AKDN Resident Representative Mahmood Ahmed welcomed Hazar Imam on behalf of the Jamat and Imamat institutions.
The Bujagali hydropower plant provides a huge boost to Uganda’s economy, which has historically been severely challenged by an inadequate and costly supply of electricity. Its five turbines generate 250 megawatts of electricity, doubling the country’s generation capacity and providing almost 50 per cent of the country’s electricity needs. The USD $900 million project was funded by its shareholders — the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Sithe Global Power and the Government of Uganda — as well as a consortium of lenders.
Later today, Mawlana Hazar Imam will join President Yoweri Museveni at Jinja for the inauguration of the Bujagali Hydropwer Project, which takes place on the eve of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Uganda’s independence. Heads of state from across Africa are also expected to take part in the country’s milestone commemoration
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1385/
The complete coverage of the Bujagali Opening is at
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http://www.ismaili.net/html/modules.php ... sc&start=0
Magnificent Photos of Chateau de Chantilly and His Highness the Aga Khan’s Visit to the Jewel of French Culture
October 16, 2012
By Malik Merchant, Simergphotoblog
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October 16, 2012
By Malik Merchant, Simergphotoblog
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From John F. Kennedy to Stephen E. Harper – A Selection of Photos and Videos of His Highness the Aga Khan with USA Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers
October 22, 2012
By Malik Merchant, Simergphotos
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October 22, 2012
By Malik Merchant, Simergphotos
http://simergphotos.com/2012/10/22/from ... ministers/
Mawlana Hazar Imam recognised for leveraging the social conscience of Islam
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1396/
London, 22 October 2012 — Mawlana Hazar Imam was awarded the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award at an event organised by the Synergos Institute. In a letter addressed to Hazar Imam that was read before the audience, David Rockefeller commended the Imam’s work through the Aga Khan Development Network for having “leveraged the social conscience of Islam in ways that benefit people of all faiths; promoting tolerance, pluralism, and broad-based development.”
Synergos aims to address global poverty and social injustice by supporting and connecting leaders, so they can work in collaboration to change the systems that keep people in poverty. Previous recipients of the award have included former US President Bill Clinton, former South African President Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, and Sir Richard Branson.
Mawlana Hazar Imam in conversation with Peggy Dulany at `University Night` in London on 22 October 2012. Photo: JMB Photographic LtdSpeaking at the event with Synergos Chair Peggy Dulany, Mawlana Hazar Imam elaborated on the notion of social conscience in Islam: “The premise that Islam works on is not just helping, but helping to render the individual capable of governing his or her destiny. You are not just helping them away from poverty, you are giving them the means to propel themselves and their families into their future, in ways which they control.”
Hazar Imam continued: “And therefore when you educate, when you help in healthcare, when you give access to credit, you are not looking at just helping the individual survive, you are trying to reposition the individual and the family in society. That is the basic premise of social support that I believe is the correct interpretation of Islam.”
Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim accompanied Mawlana Hazar Imam at the event, titled University for a Night.
Also at:
http://www.akdn.org/Content/1160
http://www.synergos.org/universityforanight/europe12/
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1396/
London, 22 October 2012 — Mawlana Hazar Imam was awarded the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award at an event organised by the Synergos Institute. In a letter addressed to Hazar Imam that was read before the audience, David Rockefeller commended the Imam’s work through the Aga Khan Development Network for having “leveraged the social conscience of Islam in ways that benefit people of all faiths; promoting tolerance, pluralism, and broad-based development.”
Synergos aims to address global poverty and social injustice by supporting and connecting leaders, so they can work in collaboration to change the systems that keep people in poverty. Previous recipients of the award have included former US President Bill Clinton, former South African President Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, and Sir Richard Branson.
Mawlana Hazar Imam in conversation with Peggy Dulany at `University Night` in London on 22 October 2012. Photo: JMB Photographic LtdSpeaking at the event with Synergos Chair Peggy Dulany, Mawlana Hazar Imam elaborated on the notion of social conscience in Islam: “The premise that Islam works on is not just helping, but helping to render the individual capable of governing his or her destiny. You are not just helping them away from poverty, you are giving them the means to propel themselves and their families into their future, in ways which they control.”
Hazar Imam continued: “And therefore when you educate, when you help in healthcare, when you give access to credit, you are not looking at just helping the individual survive, you are trying to reposition the individual and the family in society. That is the basic premise of social support that I believe is the correct interpretation of Islam.”
Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim accompanied Mawlana Hazar Imam at the event, titled University for a Night.
Also at:
http://www.akdn.org/Content/1160
http://www.synergos.org/universityforanight/europe12/
MHI among top 15 influential Islamic leaders
TOP 15 influential Islamic leaders
http://en.tengrinews.kz/opinion/284/
13. His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism, a famous international business magnate and founder of Porto-Chervo tourist destination. Founder of Aga Khan Fund, Aga Khan University and the architecture award, he is an active public person, organizer and sponsor of numerous charity projects in many countries, including in the post-Soviet Central Asia. He manages Aga Khan Development Network that includes a range of social-economic, education and cultural organizations. He holds many state and international awards and titles.
TOP 15 influential Islamic leaders
http://en.tengrinews.kz/opinion/284/
13. His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism, a famous international business magnate and founder of Porto-Chervo tourist destination. Founder of Aga Khan Fund, Aga Khan University and the architecture award, he is an active public person, organizer and sponsor of numerous charity projects in many countries, including in the post-Soviet Central Asia. He manages Aga Khan Development Network that includes a range of social-economic, education and cultural organizations. He holds many state and international awards and titles.
Building on a duke’s legacy: Mawlana Hazar Imam gives back in his own neighbourhood of Chantilly
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1386/
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1386/
Prince Karim Agha Khan calls on President
Paris, 10 December 2012(APP); Prince Karim Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, today called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at Hotel Plaza Athenee. He congratulated the President and the Government of Pakistan on organizing, along with UNESCO, a high level event for the promotion of education in Pakistan. The President appreciated the services of Prince Karim Agha Khan across the world particularly for the people of Pakistan in the education sector, poverty eradication, women empowerment and socio-economic development of the poor strata of society. The President wished Prince Karim Agha Khan long life, good health and prosperity. The President also invited him to visit Pakistan at his convenience.
http://www.app.com.pk/video/preview.php?id=58582
Paris, 10 December 2012(APP); Prince Karim Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, today called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at Hotel Plaza Athenee. He congratulated the President and the Government of Pakistan on organizing, along with UNESCO, a high level event for the promotion of education in Pakistan. The President appreciated the services of Prince Karim Agha Khan across the world particularly for the people of Pakistan in the education sector, poverty eradication, women empowerment and socio-economic development of the poor strata of society. The President wished Prince Karim Agha Khan long life, good health and prosperity. The President also invited him to visit Pakistan at his convenience.
http://www.app.com.pk/video/preview.php?id=58582
21 Dec 2012
Aga Khan-funded hotel and spa for Chantilly estate
BY Kath Hudson
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The Aga Khan-funded hotel at the Chantilly estate, on the outskirts of Paris, has got off to a solid start, after its launch in September.
Aga Khan-funded hotel and spa for Chantilly estate
BY Kath Hudson
http://www.spaopportunities.com/detail1 ... eID=303885
The Aga Khan-funded hotel at the Chantilly estate, on the outskirts of Paris, has got off to a solid start, after its launch in September.
2013, January 22: Paris, France: H.H. The Aga Khan met Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete at the legendary Meurice hotel.
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Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete katika mazungumzo na Kiongozi wa Jumuiya ya Ismailia duniani HH The Aga Khan alipomtembelea Hotel le Meurice jijini Paris.
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Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete katika mazungumzo na Kiongozi wa Jumuiya ya Ismailia duniani HH The Aga Khan alipomtembelea Hotel le Meurice jijini Paris.
Aga Khan wins at Cour de Cassation, the highest French Court
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/worl ... 667847.ece
Four years after Nicolas Sarkozy granted the Aga Khan an exemption from all French taxes, the former President has intervened on behalf of the billionaire religious leader in long-running divorce proceedings with his German wife.
The Times learnt of Mr Sarkozy’s assistance to the Karim Aga Khan as the Prince’s office confirmed that the highest French court has just quashed a 2011 divorce ruling and € 60 million settlement for the Begum Inaara Aga Khan.
It emerged last year that Mr Sarkozy, as President, had accorded the Aga Khan the exceptional dispensation. A letter from Mr Sarkozy, leaked to the media, showed that he used a rare “courtesy” power as head of state to grant the favour on the ground that the twice-married Prince had based his philanthropic activities in France.
The new decision by the Paris Cour de Cassation, based on a legal point, sends France’s most expensive divorce for retrial at a Paris appeal court in about a year’s time.
The original appeal ruling, in Amiens, had attributed all responsibility for the marital breakdown to the Aga Khan, and raised a settlement of €12 million to €60 million. The Aga Khan, 76, and his estranged wife, Gabriele Thyssen, 49, have been waging an eight-year legal battle that began in Switzerland and passed through British courts before ending in France. The couple have a 13-year-old son, Aly.
The Amiens court failed to establish the Prince’s wealth but it heard estimates of €5 billion to € 10billion. Most of this comes from voluntary donations from people among the 15 million members of the Islamic Ismaili community, of which he is the head. Legal fees in the case have run into millions, qualifying it as one of history’s most expensive divorce cases.
Mr Sarkozy, who is a lawyer by profession, intervened behind the scenes last autumn. He began negotiating directly on the Prince’s behalf with his estranged wife’s lawyers in October with the aim of obtaining a settlement, according to sources close to the case. No agreement was reached.
Lawyers for both sides declined to confirm or deny the former President’s action but The Times has seen legal e-mails referring to his direct role from October to December. The former President, who lost the election to François Hollande in May, has been “pulling the strings in the background” for the Aga Khan, whose base is at the Aiglemont estate near Chantilly, the horse-racing capital of France just north of Paris, the sources say.
A spokeswoman for Mr Sarkozy declined any comment on his possible role in the divorce. Bernard Grelon, the Aga Khan’s lawyer, was not available for comment yesterday.
The Aga Khan’s spokesman said that there would be no comment beyond confirmation that the Paris court had “struck down all provisions of the Amiens court of appeal”.
Elodie Mulon and other lawyers for the Begum declined to go beyond a statement confirming that the divorce ruling had been quashed “in a purely technical decision”.
The link between Mr Sarkozy and the Aga Khan, who holds British citizenship, is Eric Woerth, the Mayor and MP of Chantilly, who conducted the Aga Khan’s civil wedding ceremony at Aiglemont in 1998. Mr Woerth resigned as Mr Sarkozy’s Budget Minister after he came under criminal investigation in 2010 over allegations that Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oréal heiress, had made illegal donations to Mr Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign. The inquiry is continuing.
Mr Sarkozy was reported this week to be involved in the possible creation of a London-based private equity fund. He has in the past repeatedly declared his interest in making serious money and since he left office he has been earning substantial sums with lectures, speeches and other enterprises.
A decade ago, the Aga Khan worked with Mr Woerth, spending millions to renovate the Chantilly domaine. Mr Woerth was one of the witnesses in his divorce proceedings.
The Aga Khan commands his world business empire from Aiglemont. The operations earn about €1 billion a year, according to one informed source.
The Aiglemont domaine is also a command centre for the Swiss-based global Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which carries out humanitarian operations around the world.
Mr Sarkozy’s 2008 letter referred to the establishment of AKDN in France and concluded: “I am pleased to inform you of my decision to grant you the benefit of high international courtesy in its widest sense, notably with the exoneration of direct taxes, stamp duty and wealth tax.”
The Begum, who recently moved from Ascot, Berkshire, to Switzerland, would stand to inherit as his spouse if the Aga Khan should die before the dissolution of their marriage. But in 2009 under the French procedure of “divorce for fault”, the Amiens court ruled that his adultery was to blame and rejected his counter-allegation that she had failed to attend to her religious duties as his spouse.
She had, among other matters, produced evidence of an affair with an airline stewardess. The Aga Khan instigated an appeal to the Cassation court, not over the financial settlement but over the ruling that he bore all responsibility for the marital breakdown.
The couple were married in 1998 after the Harvard-educated Prince was divorced from his first wife, Sally Croker-Poole, a British former fashion model. His second wife, born in Frankfurt, was previously married to Prince Karl-Emich zu Leiningen.
The Aga Khan’s decision to challenge the divorce decision surprised friends, who had been expecting him to marry Beatrice von der Schulenburg, 44, the divorced wife of a City recruitment company head. The pair have had a long relationship and remain together pending an outcome to the divorce proceedings, said an informed source.
Four years after Nicolas Sarkozy granted the Aga Khan an exemption from all French taxes, the former President has intervened on behalf of the billionaire religious leader in long-running divorce proceedings with his German wife.
The Times learnt of Mr Sarkozy’s assistance to the Karim Aga Khan as the Prince’s office confirmed that the highest French court has just quashed a 2011 divorce ruling and € 60 million settlement for the Begum Inaara Aga Khan.
It emerged last year that Mr Sarkozy, as President, had accorded the Aga Khan the exceptional dispensation. A letter from Mr Sarkozy, leaked to the media, showed that he used a rare “courtesy” power as head of state to grant the favour on the ground that the twice-married Prince had based his philanthropic activities in France.
The new decision by the Paris Cour de Cassation, based on a legal point, sends France’s most expensive divorce for retrial at a Paris appeal court in about a year’s time.
The original appeal ruling, in Amiens, had attributed all responsibility for the marital breakdown to the Aga Khan, and raised a settlement of €12 million to €60 million. The Aga Khan, 76, and his estranged wife, Gabriele Thyssen, 49, have been waging an eight-year legal battle that began in Switzerland and passed through British courts before ending in France. The couple have a 13-year-old son, Aly.
The Amiens court failed to establish the Prince’s wealth but it heard estimates of €5 billion to € 10billion. Most of this comes from voluntary donations from people among the 15 million members of the Islamic Ismaili community, of which he is the head. Legal fees in the case have run into millions, qualifying it as one of history’s most expensive divorce cases.
Mr Sarkozy, who is a lawyer by profession, intervened behind the scenes last autumn. He began negotiating directly on the Prince’s behalf with his estranged wife’s lawyers in October with the aim of obtaining a settlement, according to sources close to the case. No agreement was reached.
Lawyers for both sides declined to confirm or deny the former President’s action but The Times has seen legal e-mails referring to his direct role from October to December. The former President, who lost the election to François Hollande in May, has been “pulling the strings in the background” for the Aga Khan, whose base is at the Aiglemont estate near Chantilly, the horse-racing capital of France just north of Paris, the sources say.
A spokeswoman for Mr Sarkozy declined any comment on his possible role in the divorce. Bernard Grelon, the Aga Khan’s lawyer, was not available for comment yesterday.
The Aga Khan’s spokesman said that there would be no comment beyond confirmation that the Paris court had “struck down all provisions of the Amiens court of appeal”.
Elodie Mulon and other lawyers for the Begum declined to go beyond a statement confirming that the divorce ruling had been quashed “in a purely technical decision”.
The link between Mr Sarkozy and the Aga Khan, who holds British citizenship, is Eric Woerth, the Mayor and MP of Chantilly, who conducted the Aga Khan’s civil wedding ceremony at Aiglemont in 1998. Mr Woerth resigned as Mr Sarkozy’s Budget Minister after he came under criminal investigation in 2010 over allegations that Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oréal heiress, had made illegal donations to Mr Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign. The inquiry is continuing.
Mr Sarkozy was reported this week to be involved in the possible creation of a London-based private equity fund. He has in the past repeatedly declared his interest in making serious money and since he left office he has been earning substantial sums with lectures, speeches and other enterprises.
A decade ago, the Aga Khan worked with Mr Woerth, spending millions to renovate the Chantilly domaine. Mr Woerth was one of the witnesses in his divorce proceedings.
The Aga Khan commands his world business empire from Aiglemont. The operations earn about €1 billion a year, according to one informed source.
The Aiglemont domaine is also a command centre for the Swiss-based global Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which carries out humanitarian operations around the world.
Mr Sarkozy’s 2008 letter referred to the establishment of AKDN in France and concluded: “I am pleased to inform you of my decision to grant you the benefit of high international courtesy in its widest sense, notably with the exoneration of direct taxes, stamp duty and wealth tax.”
The Begum, who recently moved from Ascot, Berkshire, to Switzerland, would stand to inherit as his spouse if the Aga Khan should die before the dissolution of their marriage. But in 2009 under the French procedure of “divorce for fault”, the Amiens court ruled that his adultery was to blame and rejected his counter-allegation that she had failed to attend to her religious duties as his spouse.
She had, among other matters, produced evidence of an affair with an airline stewardess. The Aga Khan instigated an appeal to the Cassation court, not over the financial settlement but over the ruling that he bore all responsibility for the marital breakdown.
The couple were married in 1998 after the Harvard-educated Prince was divorced from his first wife, Sally Croker-Poole, a British former fashion model. His second wife, born in Frankfurt, was previously married to Prince Karl-Emich zu Leiningen.
The Aga Khan’s decision to challenge the divorce decision surprised friends, who had been expecting him to marry Beatrice von der Schulenburg, 44, the divorced wife of a City recruitment company head. The pair have had a long relationship and remain together pending an outcome to the divorce proceedings, said an informed source.
political impasse in Afghanistan - Wikileaks docs
US embassy cable - 09KABUL3383
THE AGHA KHAN TRIES TO SOLVE ELECTORAL IMPASSE
Identifier: 09KABUL3383
Wikileaks: View 09KABUL3383 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kabul
Created: 2009-10-21 10:34:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KDEM PGOV PREL AF
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 KABUL 003383
SIPDIS
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TAGS: KDEM, PGOV, PREL, AF
SUBJECT: THE AGHA KHAN TRIES TO SOLVE ELECTORAL IMPASSE
Classified By: Ambassador Karl Eikenberry for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary and Comment. The very well-informed Aga Khan
told assembled ambassadors 14 October that he had met
separately with President Karzai and leading opposition
candidate Abdullah Abdullah, and had told them that the
political process in Afghanistan has failed. He urged the
two candidates to establish a common program for Afghanistan
and then create a government designed to implement it.
Attending ambassadors applauded his engagement and suggested
the Ismaili leader follow up with President Karzai,
emphasizing the need to respect the electoral process.
Ambassador Eikenberry added that discussions with both
candidates have gone forward on a broad range of issues that
should contribute to a common program that the Aga Khan might
use for specifics in his follow up discussions. With his
access and the high level of assistance the Aga Khan
Development Network (AKDN) affords to Afghanistan, the Aga
Khan is a serious voice that Afghans, including Hamid Karzai,
respect and listen to. End Summary and Comment.
2. (U) Background: The Agha Khan became Imam of the Shia
Imami Ismaili Muslims in 1957. He is the 49th hereditary Imam
of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of
the Prophet Muhammad though his cousin and son-in-law Ali,
the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet Muhammad's
daughter. The Ismailis live in 25 countries, mainly in West
and Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and North
American and Western Europe. The Aga Khan was born on
December 13, 1936, in Geneva. He grew up in Kenya and
attended school in Switzerland. He graduated from Harvard
University in 1959 with a BA Honors Degree in Islamic
history. He is Director of the AKDN, which focuses on
health, education, culture, rural development,
institution-building, and the promotion of economic
development. The AKDN's Afghanistan program includes
large-scale rural development, health, education, and civil
society programs; microfinance; rehabilitation of historic
neighborhoods; the Babur Gardens in Kabul; the Roshan mobile
phone network; and, the renovation of the five-star Serena
hotel in Kabul. End Background.
3. (C) On 14 October the Aga Khan met with Ambassadors of
the United States (Eikenberry and Carney), France, UK, India,
Pakistan, Germany, EU, and the Commander of International
Security Assistance Forces (ISAF). The Aga Khan's
representative, Ali Mawji, organized the event. After
presentations by the assembled guests that generally
emphasized Afghanistan's perilous security and political
conditions, the Aga Khan embarked on an informative tour d'
horizon, including details of his suggestions following
earlier meetings with President Karzai and Dr. Abdullah. The
Aga Khan focused on three main concerns: the role of
Afghanistan's neighbors and opportunities to gain support
from them; regional perceptions of the development future of
Afghanistan; and, his assessment of the current political
situation here.
4. (C) Underscoring the important role of Afghanistan's
neighbors, the Aga Khan assessed to the diplomats that each
of the presidential candidates could draw on possible support
from their circles of neighboring friends. Regarding his
regional perceptions of the development future of
Afghanistan, he emphasized that its provinces are in
different stages of development, and therefore, will need
varying approaches to development. This is particularly
critical for border provinces that share ethnic groups across
frontiers. He questioned whether Afghanistan's neighbors
share his analysis. A common regional view is necessary in
order to reach consensus on cross-frontier development -- a
concept which has already worked in Badakshan province where
the lesson of cross-frontier ethnicity has proved crucial.
5. (C) Security is another essential precondition because
ethnic groups must feel safe, the Ismaili leader stated. To
succeed, one must assess conditions at the frontiers, paying
particular attention to ethnic group demography in these
border areas, including the viability of working with each
group. In his view, irrespective of the election results, we
must "drive hard" on development wherever we can. He asked
COMISAF to keep an eye on security in the north and the west,
both "areas of promise."
KABUL 00003383 002 OF 002
6. (C) The Aga Khan's third point centered on the political
situation. The Aga Khan explained that he had solicited
Karzai's and Abdullah's views on the future of the country in
the face of a failed political process. He recounted that he
had advised both candidates that, regardless of the election
outcome, they should work together. The Aga Khan had urged
them to devise a common agenda for the next three to five
years, which would require promptly establishing
communications to discuss their program. The key element to
the program would be appointing competent people in the key
ministries.
7. (C) The Agha Kahn had also asked them to consider
whether, in the event a second round was required, would it
be in Afghanistan's best interest to hold Parliamentary
elections scheduled for next spring? Given the high level of
risk entailed in holding two elections within a ten-month
period, he had urged the two candidates to consider avoiding
this scenario. The Aga Khan believed the candidates are
aware that they should assume some responsibility over this
matter, but he was uncertain whether their role would be
positive or negative.
8. (C) In his presentation, the Agha Kahn mentioned his
awareness that the Afghan Constitution does not allow for a
prime minister; whatever position Abdullah would occupy must
be constitutional and must factor in parliamentary
sensitivities. He concluded to his Afghan interlocutors that
this is a matter the Afghans must resolve, suggesting that
establishing clear goalposts would lend structure to this
tenuous period and reduce the centrifugal tendencies of
Afghanistan's political class. He took on board without
comment the French Ambassador's suggestion that a "Senior
Minister" be named who could perform the role of a PM,
without the title, but that ensuring parliamentary acceptance
would be vital.
9. (C) In response to questions and observations, the Aga
Khan noted that he does not favor changing the Constitution.
Rather, the new government should be allowed to first
function long enough to build momentum. Later there would be
time to discuss the Constitution. In this context, the Aga
Khan reiterated the critical role ethnicity plays, in
particular the cross-frontier realities of the Pashtun
community. Key here is that the ethnic group looks, not at
the frontier, but at themselves and their position vis-a-vis
other ethnic groups. By extension, the implication of this
dynamic is important for dealing with the insurgency;
stabilization in the ethnic communities can assist efforts to
reintegrate elements of the insurgency.
10. (C) Ambassador Eikenberry observed that the electoral
process is on wobbly rails, with the risk of seeing things
blow up, which if it does, would impact the current U.S.
debate. The Aga Khan expressed concern that the two Afghan
men might agree in principle, but not on a set of objectives
and on an agreed program. The Ambassador then noted the
existence of a detailed dialogue with both candidates about a
five-year agenda. He reported that the response from both
Abdullah and Karzai has been positive thus far and could
serve as a basis for a common perspective that the Aga Khan
might use should he follow-up with the two.
EIKENBERRY
Author: Radek "Mrkva" Pilar, Twitter, Mail/XMPP: mrkva twistedThing mrkva.eu
Latest source of this page is cablebrowser-2, released 2011-10-04
THE AGHA KHAN TRIES TO SOLVE ELECTORAL IMPASSE
Identifier: 09KABUL3383
Wikileaks: View 09KABUL3383 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kabul
Created: 2009-10-21 10:34:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KDEM PGOV PREL AF
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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DE RUEHBUL #3383/01 2941034
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RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 KABUL 003383
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/21/2019
TAGS: KDEM, PGOV, PREL, AF
SUBJECT: THE AGHA KHAN TRIES TO SOLVE ELECTORAL IMPASSE
Classified By: Ambassador Karl Eikenberry for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary and Comment. The very well-informed Aga Khan
told assembled ambassadors 14 October that he had met
separately with President Karzai and leading opposition
candidate Abdullah Abdullah, and had told them that the
political process in Afghanistan has failed. He urged the
two candidates to establish a common program for Afghanistan
and then create a government designed to implement it.
Attending ambassadors applauded his engagement and suggested
the Ismaili leader follow up with President Karzai,
emphasizing the need to respect the electoral process.
Ambassador Eikenberry added that discussions with both
candidates have gone forward on a broad range of issues that
should contribute to a common program that the Aga Khan might
use for specifics in his follow up discussions. With his
access and the high level of assistance the Aga Khan
Development Network (AKDN) affords to Afghanistan, the Aga
Khan is a serious voice that Afghans, including Hamid Karzai,
respect and listen to. End Summary and Comment.
2. (U) Background: The Agha Khan became Imam of the Shia
Imami Ismaili Muslims in 1957. He is the 49th hereditary Imam
of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of
the Prophet Muhammad though his cousin and son-in-law Ali,
the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet Muhammad's
daughter. The Ismailis live in 25 countries, mainly in West
and Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and North
American and Western Europe. The Aga Khan was born on
December 13, 1936, in Geneva. He grew up in Kenya and
attended school in Switzerland. He graduated from Harvard
University in 1959 with a BA Honors Degree in Islamic
history. He is Director of the AKDN, which focuses on
health, education, culture, rural development,
institution-building, and the promotion of economic
development. The AKDN's Afghanistan program includes
large-scale rural development, health, education, and civil
society programs; microfinance; rehabilitation of historic
neighborhoods; the Babur Gardens in Kabul; the Roshan mobile
phone network; and, the renovation of the five-star Serena
hotel in Kabul. End Background.
3. (C) On 14 October the Aga Khan met with Ambassadors of
the United States (Eikenberry and Carney), France, UK, India,
Pakistan, Germany, EU, and the Commander of International
Security Assistance Forces (ISAF). The Aga Khan's
representative, Ali Mawji, organized the event. After
presentations by the assembled guests that generally
emphasized Afghanistan's perilous security and political
conditions, the Aga Khan embarked on an informative tour d'
horizon, including details of his suggestions following
earlier meetings with President Karzai and Dr. Abdullah. The
Aga Khan focused on three main concerns: the role of
Afghanistan's neighbors and opportunities to gain support
from them; regional perceptions of the development future of
Afghanistan; and, his assessment of the current political
situation here.
4. (C) Underscoring the important role of Afghanistan's
neighbors, the Aga Khan assessed to the diplomats that each
of the presidential candidates could draw on possible support
from their circles of neighboring friends. Regarding his
regional perceptions of the development future of
Afghanistan, he emphasized that its provinces are in
different stages of development, and therefore, will need
varying approaches to development. This is particularly
critical for border provinces that share ethnic groups across
frontiers. He questioned whether Afghanistan's neighbors
share his analysis. A common regional view is necessary in
order to reach consensus on cross-frontier development -- a
concept which has already worked in Badakshan province where
the lesson of cross-frontier ethnicity has proved crucial.
5. (C) Security is another essential precondition because
ethnic groups must feel safe, the Ismaili leader stated. To
succeed, one must assess conditions at the frontiers, paying
particular attention to ethnic group demography in these
border areas, including the viability of working with each
group. In his view, irrespective of the election results, we
must "drive hard" on development wherever we can. He asked
COMISAF to keep an eye on security in the north and the west,
both "areas of promise."
KABUL 00003383 002 OF 002
6. (C) The Aga Khan's third point centered on the political
situation. The Aga Khan explained that he had solicited
Karzai's and Abdullah's views on the future of the country in
the face of a failed political process. He recounted that he
had advised both candidates that, regardless of the election
outcome, they should work together. The Aga Khan had urged
them to devise a common agenda for the next three to five
years, which would require promptly establishing
communications to discuss their program. The key element to
the program would be appointing competent people in the key
ministries.
7. (C) The Agha Kahn had also asked them to consider
whether, in the event a second round was required, would it
be in Afghanistan's best interest to hold Parliamentary
elections scheduled for next spring? Given the high level of
risk entailed in holding two elections within a ten-month
period, he had urged the two candidates to consider avoiding
this scenario. The Aga Khan believed the candidates are
aware that they should assume some responsibility over this
matter, but he was uncertain whether their role would be
positive or negative.
8. (C) In his presentation, the Agha Kahn mentioned his
awareness that the Afghan Constitution does not allow for a
prime minister; whatever position Abdullah would occupy must
be constitutional and must factor in parliamentary
sensitivities. He concluded to his Afghan interlocutors that
this is a matter the Afghans must resolve, suggesting that
establishing clear goalposts would lend structure to this
tenuous period and reduce the centrifugal tendencies of
Afghanistan's political class. He took on board without
comment the French Ambassador's suggestion that a "Senior
Minister" be named who could perform the role of a PM,
without the title, but that ensuring parliamentary acceptance
would be vital.
9. (C) In response to questions and observations, the Aga
Khan noted that he does not favor changing the Constitution.
Rather, the new government should be allowed to first
function long enough to build momentum. Later there would be
time to discuss the Constitution. In this context, the Aga
Khan reiterated the critical role ethnicity plays, in
particular the cross-frontier realities of the Pashtun
community. Key here is that the ethnic group looks, not at
the frontier, but at themselves and their position vis-a-vis
other ethnic groups. By extension, the implication of this
dynamic is important for dealing with the insurgency;
stabilization in the ethnic communities can assist efforts to
reintegrate elements of the insurgency.
10. (C) Ambassador Eikenberry observed that the electoral
process is on wobbly rails, with the risk of seeing things
blow up, which if it does, would impact the current U.S.
debate. The Aga Khan expressed concern that the two Afghan
men might agree in principle, but not on a set of objectives
and on an agreed program. The Ambassador then noted the
existence of a detailed dialogue with both candidates about a
five-year agenda. He reported that the response from both
Abdullah and Karzai has been positive thus far and could
serve as a basis for a common perspective that the Aga Khan
might use should he follow-up with the two.
EIKENBERRY
Author: Radek "Mrkva" Pilar, Twitter, Mail/XMPP: mrkva twistedThing mrkva.eu
Latest source of this page is cablebrowser-2, released 2011-10-04
H.H. The Aga Khan in Afghanistan
H.H The Aga Khan has arrived in Afghanistan for the oath ceremony of the new president Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmad Zai, And Chief Executive of Afghanistan Dr Abdullah Abdullah.
Gani’s first act after being sworn in was to sign a decree creating the post of chief executive. Abdullah was sworn in to that job moments later
H. H. The Aga Khan has also met with previous President Karzai.
Here is an article from Kaama also reported on The Nation
http://www.khaama.com/prince-karim-aga- ... arzai-6771
Prince Karim Aga Khan hails former president Hamid Karzai
By Ghanizada - Mon Sep 29 2014, 3:01 pm
Prince Karim Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims hailed the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for his efforts in reconstruction of Afghanistan.
The President Palace media office following a statement said Prince Karim Aga Khan met with the former president Hamid Karzai on Monday.
Prince Aga Khan was among the several foreign dinitaries who attended the presidential inauguration which was the first peaceful transition of power in the history of Afghanistan.
Prince Aga Khan reaffirmed support to Afghanistan and the Afghan people during his meeting the former president, the statement said.
Karzai also hailed the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for supporting Afghanistan during the past 13 years and urged for continued support of the Aga Khan network in Afghanistan.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been actively involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, mainly in health and education sectors.
Follow Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency
Gani’s first act after being sworn in was to sign a decree creating the post of chief executive. Abdullah was sworn in to that job moments later
H. H. The Aga Khan has also met with previous President Karzai.
Here is an article from Kaama also reported on The Nation
http://www.khaama.com/prince-karim-aga- ... arzai-6771
Prince Karim Aga Khan hails former president Hamid Karzai
By Ghanizada - Mon Sep 29 2014, 3:01 pm
Prince Karim Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims hailed the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for his efforts in reconstruction of Afghanistan.
The President Palace media office following a statement said Prince Karim Aga Khan met with the former president Hamid Karzai on Monday.
Prince Aga Khan was among the several foreign dinitaries who attended the presidential inauguration which was the first peaceful transition of power in the history of Afghanistan.
Prince Aga Khan reaffirmed support to Afghanistan and the Afghan people during his meeting the former president, the statement said.
Karzai also hailed the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for supporting Afghanistan during the past 13 years and urged for continued support of the Aga Khan network in Afghanistan.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been actively involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, mainly in health and education sectors.
Follow Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency
Last edited by Admin on Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:59 am, edited 2 times in total.
Same news as above in The Nation
http://nation.com.pk/international/29-S ... mid-karzai
Prince Karim Aga Khan hails former president Hamid Karzai
September 29, 2014, 7:16 pm
KABUL- Prince Karim Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims hailed the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for his efforts in reconstruction of Afghanistan.
The President Palace media office following a statement said Prince Karim Aga Khan met with the former president Hamid Karzai today.
Prince Aga Khan was among the several foreign dignitaries who attended the presidential inauguration which was the first peaceful transition of power in the history of Afghanistan. Prince Aga Khan reaffirmed support to Afghanistan and the Afghan people during his meeting the former president, the statement said.
Karzai also hailed the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for supporting Afghanistan during the past 13 years and urged for continued support of the Aga Khan network in Afghanistan.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been actively involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, mainly in health and education sectors.
http://nation.com.pk/international/29-S ... mid-karzai
Prince Karim Aga Khan hails former president Hamid Karzai
September 29, 2014, 7:16 pm
KABUL- Prince Karim Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims hailed the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for his efforts in reconstruction of Afghanistan.
The President Palace media office following a statement said Prince Karim Aga Khan met with the former president Hamid Karzai today.
Prince Aga Khan was among the several foreign dignitaries who attended the presidential inauguration which was the first peaceful transition of power in the history of Afghanistan. Prince Aga Khan reaffirmed support to Afghanistan and the Afghan people during his meeting the former president, the statement said.
Karzai also hailed the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for supporting Afghanistan during the past 13 years and urged for continued support of the Aga Khan network in Afghanistan.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been actively involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, mainly in health and education sectors.
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I am pleased to share the link below to the video coverage of President Karzai's farewell with the heads of Diplomatic Corps and IOs in Afghanistan which includes Mrs. Mawani's remarks. Congratulations to all!
Please scroll to mins 21 of the video to watch Mrs. Mawani's on behalf of our Instituion and Hazar Imam. remarks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gjd3k8jOEc <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gjd3k8 ... tu.be&hd=1> &feature=youtu.be&hd=1
Video link:
<http://youtu.be/9gjd3k8jOEc> http://youtu.be/9gjd3k8jOEc
I am pleased to share the link below to the video coverage of President Karzai's farewell with the heads of Diplomatic Corps and IOs in Afghanistan which includes Mrs. Mawani's remarks. Congratulations to all!
Please scroll to mins 21 of the video to watch Mrs. Mawani's on behalf of our Instituion and Hazar Imam. remarks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gjd3k8jOEc <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gjd3k8 ... tu.be&hd=1> &feature=youtu.be&hd=1
Video link:
<http://youtu.be/9gjd3k8jOEc> http://youtu.be/9gjd3k8jOEc
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Meets Prince Karim Aga Khan
Photos:
http://president.gov.af/en/news/36971
Photos:
http://president.gov.af/en/news/36971
http://president.gov.af/en/news/36971
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Meets Prince Karim Aga Khan
Publish Date: Sep 30, 2014 Category: General
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai met on Monday with the Spiritual Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, his Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan.
The bilateral meeting was held at the Presidential Palace, where Prince Karim Aga Khan congratulated Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on his election as the President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Prince Aga Khan said that he was honored to have attended the President’s inauguration ceremony.
His Royal Highness said that he was impressed by President Ahmadzai’s knowledge and his respect to the Constitution of Afghanistan.
Welcoming his Royal Highness to Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai thanked him for the steps he has taken for investment in Afghanistan.
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Meets Prince Karim Aga Khan
Publish Date: Sep 30, 2014 Category: General
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai met on Monday with the Spiritual Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, his Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan.
The bilateral meeting was held at the Presidential Palace, where Prince Karim Aga Khan congratulated Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on his election as the President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Prince Aga Khan said that he was honored to have attended the President’s inauguration ceremony.
His Royal Highness said that he was impressed by President Ahmadzai’s knowledge and his respect to the Constitution of Afghanistan.
Welcoming his Royal Highness to Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai thanked him for the steps he has taken for investment in Afghanistan.
http://www.khaama.com/aga-khan-developm ... -govt-6868
Aga Khan Development Network reaffirms support to new Afghan govt
By Khaama Press - Thu Oct 23 2014, 2:03 pm
aga khan development networkThe Aga Khan Development Network reaffirmed continued support to Afghanistan and the newly formed national unity government.
Noor Jahan Mawani, the ambassador of his highness prince Karim Aga Khan to Afghanistan met with the Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdulllah on Thursday.
The office of Chief Executive following a statement said Aga Khan’s ambassador to Afghanistan Ms. Mawani conveyed the message of his highness prince Karim Aga Khan to Dr. Abdullah, congratulating him for taking the office as Chief Executive Officer of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The statement further added that Ms. Mawani reaffirmed that the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) institutions are prepared to continue supporting the national unity government of Afghanistan.
In the meantime, the Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah said the government of Afghanistan expects that the Aga Khan Development Network continues to its support to Afghanistan and Afghan people in an effective way.
Dr. Abdullah also added that the new government is committed to implement key reforms in the governmental institutions, including the electoral bodies.
Aga Khan Development Network reaffirms support to new Afghan govt
By Khaama Press - Thu Oct 23 2014, 2:03 pm
aga khan development networkThe Aga Khan Development Network reaffirmed continued support to Afghanistan and the newly formed national unity government.
Noor Jahan Mawani, the ambassador of his highness prince Karim Aga Khan to Afghanistan met with the Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdulllah on Thursday.
The office of Chief Executive following a statement said Aga Khan’s ambassador to Afghanistan Ms. Mawani conveyed the message of his highness prince Karim Aga Khan to Dr. Abdullah, congratulating him for taking the office as Chief Executive Officer of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The statement further added that Ms. Mawani reaffirmed that the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) institutions are prepared to continue supporting the national unity government of Afghanistan.
In the meantime, the Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah said the government of Afghanistan expects that the Aga Khan Development Network continues to its support to Afghanistan and Afghan people in an effective way.
Dr. Abdullah also added that the new government is committed to implement key reforms in the governmental institutions, including the electoral bodies.
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan hosts ADI board meeting in Paris
His Highness has been the President of ADI since 2000.
Background
The Académie Diplomatique Internationale (ADI) is an international organisation dedicated to promoting modern diplomacy and contributing to the understanding and analysis of the emerging dynamics in global affairs.
From its historic residence in Paris, the ADI convenes conferences, seminars, and public debates on contemporary issues, conducts training programmes in diplomatic practice, and provides other services through its membership club that is open to the Paris-based diplomatic, business, and foreign policy communities.
The Board of the Académie Diplomatique Internationale consists of ambassadors accredited to France, whose countries are involved with the Académie’s activities. The Board is convened on a quarterly basis by its President, His Highness the Aga Khan.
On December 12, 2012, the General Assembly, attended by ambassadors and representatives from 72 states, was convened at the Académie Diplomatique Internationale under the presidency of His Highness the Aga Khan. His Highness presented the President’s Report, followed by a report on ADI activities by the Director General, Jean-Claude Cousseran. A general discussion on ADI activities and the development of its projects ensued. The General Assembly elected the Board, which then was convened to elect the members of the executive committee. His Highness the Aga Khan was unanimously reelected as the President.
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His Highness has been the President of ADI since 2000.
Background
The Académie Diplomatique Internationale (ADI) is an international organisation dedicated to promoting modern diplomacy and contributing to the understanding and analysis of the emerging dynamics in global affairs.
From its historic residence in Paris, the ADI convenes conferences, seminars, and public debates on contemporary issues, conducts training programmes in diplomatic practice, and provides other services through its membership club that is open to the Paris-based diplomatic, business, and foreign policy communities.
The Board of the Académie Diplomatique Internationale consists of ambassadors accredited to France, whose countries are involved with the Académie’s activities. The Board is convened on a quarterly basis by its President, His Highness the Aga Khan.
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From Twitter, posted originally by the Ambassador of Sweden on 25th January 2016.
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Ambassadeur de Suède Verified account ‏@AmbassadeurSE Jan 25
Réunion du Conseil d'Admin.de l'Académie Diplomatique Internationale sous présidence de son Altesse l'#AgaKhan. #ADI
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AgaKhan&src=tyah
Ambassadeur de Suède Verified account ‏@AmbassadeurSE Jan 25
Réunion du Conseil d'Admin.de l'Académie Diplomatique Internationale sous présidence de son Altesse l'#AgaKhan. #ADI
Sundial: the Aga Khan sells 49% to Qatar
2/2/2016 11:08
The next two steps will be the reorganization of the airline, Meridiana and its subsidiary Air Italy will become one and the announcement of redundancies
Memorandum of understanding between the Aga Khan and the Qatar whereby the former agrees to yield, per second, the 49% of Sundial.
The signature took place this past weekend, as can be read on lanuovasardegna.it. This morning, in Rome, the directors of the company will illustrate the operation to the Government. This is the first step, but in order for the agreement to become effective, shows the source, need more of these two steps.
The first is the reorganization of the company, namely Meridiana and its subsidiary Air Italy will become one. According to rumors, the second will encompass the first. What does it mean? The new company will have costs and contracts of Air Italy, as the manager of the Aga Khan considered more competitive.
And then there is the second step, that concerning the announcement of redundancies. We talk about high numbers resulting from the entry of Qatar Airways. According to rumors that have been collected from the World Union, could be around 900. For most this would be flight attendants (from 400 to 500). Obviously these figures that were not confirmed by either the company or the Government.
Also, it is not yet clear whether the redundancies will affect only Sundial or even Air Italy. According to regional sources, the redundancies will be offered an alternative that provides the opportunity to go to work in Qatar, Qatar Airways.
The unions are afraid that Malpensa could become the main base, instead of Olbia. Hypothesis, though, last night in environments of the region was excluded.
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.a ... Fmeridiana
Original in Italian...
http://www.guidaviaggi.it/notizie/176776/meridiana
Meridiana: l’Aga Khan cede il 49% al Qatar
2/2/2016 11:08
The next two steps will be the reorganization of the airline, Meridiana and its subsidiary Air Italy will become one and the announcement of redundancies
Memorandum of understanding between the Aga Khan and the Qatar whereby the former agrees to yield, per second, the 49% of Sundial.
The signature took place this past weekend, as can be read on lanuovasardegna.it. This morning, in Rome, the directors of the company will illustrate the operation to the Government. This is the first step, but in order for the agreement to become effective, shows the source, need more of these two steps.
The first is the reorganization of the company, namely Meridiana and its subsidiary Air Italy will become one. According to rumors, the second will encompass the first. What does it mean? The new company will have costs and contracts of Air Italy, as the manager of the Aga Khan considered more competitive.
And then there is the second step, that concerning the announcement of redundancies. We talk about high numbers resulting from the entry of Qatar Airways. According to rumors that have been collected from the World Union, could be around 900. For most this would be flight attendants (from 400 to 500). Obviously these figures that were not confirmed by either the company or the Government.
Also, it is not yet clear whether the redundancies will affect only Sundial or even Air Italy. According to regional sources, the redundancies will be offered an alternative that provides the opportunity to go to work in Qatar, Qatar Airways.
The unions are afraid that Malpensa could become the main base, instead of Olbia. Hypothesis, though, last night in environments of the region was excluded.
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.a ... Fmeridiana
Original in Italian...
http://www.guidaviaggi.it/notizie/176776/meridiana
Meridiana: l’Aga Khan cede il 49% al Qatar