Educationists have paid glowing tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan for his tremendous contribution to the education sector in Uganda. Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher ...

Just six years after Uganda attained independence in 1962, His Highness the Aga Khan recognised the immense potential of the country’s tourism sector. Through the Aga Khan Development Network ...

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims for almost seven decades, a man who combined moral leadership and philanthropic activities with a vast personal fortune, died ...

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 ...

Mr Amin Mawji, the diplomatic representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), accredited to Kenya and Uganda, believes the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims who died on ...

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. Today, ...

Following Amin’s ouster in 1979, the Aga Khan made Uganda one of his priorities for development, including investments in a hydroelectric plant and programs to help restore the country’s fish ...

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 ...