The coronation of His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV in Kampala, in 1957, brought to Uganda the installation of the Shia Ismaili Muslims’ Imam for the first time in 14 centuries ...

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.

Read: Why Uganda was the ‘spiritual home’ and crown of Aga Khan As the founder and leader of one of the world’s largest private international development organisations, the Aga Khan IV was ...

When former president Idi Amin expelled Asians, including Nizari Ismailis from Uganda in 1972, Aga Khan IV called his long-time friend, Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Trudeau allowed ...

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 ...

The Aga Khan was a familiar and revered figure to members ... in the African bush and a hydroelectric power network in Uganda. The Ismaili Centre in Kensington, London, was set up in 1983, and ...

Aga Khan was the leader of the Nizari branch ... Tajikistan, Tanzania and Uganda. The foundation also has offices in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, focusing primarily ...

The award is in honour of his outstanding services rendered to the nation in various capacities and responsibilities.

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Alliance Française Kampala (AFK), in collaboration with the French Embassy and other ...

The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest in Egypt in a private ceremony. The governor of Aswan welcomed Prince Karim’s family at the southern Egyptian’s provinces airport ahead of the burial service on ...

The Assistant RDC in charge of Kasese Municipality, Justine Muhindo Mutabazi, who chaired a community meeting with residents, ...