6 September 2004 · 1 min
AKDN / Patrick Ruchdi
6 September 2004
Berlin, Germany, 6 September 2004 - His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary spiritual leader (Imam) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today placed emphasis on democratic governance, pluralism and civil society, as being the three preconditions required for developing countries to be transformed into peaceful and modern societies.