His Highness the Aga Khan in the United Kingdom
to mark Golden Jubilee visit
London, United Kingdom, July 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, is on an official seven-day visit to the United Kingdom from 2 - 8 July 2008, on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. During this visit, the Imam (Spiritual Leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims will attend a dinner hosted by Her Majesty the Queen to mark his Golden Jubilee and to acknowledge the close relationship he and his family have had over generations with the British Monarchy and the UK. The Aga Khan is scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary as well as the Secretary of State for International Development. The Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice, will host a lunch in his honour. He will also meet with the Leader of the Opposition and the Mayor of London. During his visit, the Aga Khan will meet with members of the Ismaili community. Click on thumbnails to enlarge photographs.
Please also see: Press Release, Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan and Speech by the Rt. Hon. John Denham at Claridges
 |
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, File size: 759KB |
 |
British Prime Minister The Rt Hon Gordon Brown with His Highness the Aga Khan at 10 Downing Street. File size: 646KB |
 |
The Rt Hon David Cameron, Leader of the Opposition, with His Highness the Aga Khan at The Ismaili Centre. File size: 607KB |
 |
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development at the Department for International Development, with His Highness the Aga Khan. File size: 648KB |
 |
His Highness the Aga Khan with Mayor of London Mayor Boris Johnson at the Ismaili Centre in London. File size: 532KB |
 |
His Highness the Aga Khan with the Secretary of State for Justice, The Lord Chancellor, File size: 607KB |
 |
His Highness the Aga Khan with British Foreign Secretary, The Rt Hon David Miliband. File size: 625KB |
Quick links
- AKAAga Khan Academies
- AKAMAga Khan Agency for Microfinance
- AKESAga Khan Education Services
- AKFAga Khan Foundation
- AKFEDAga Khan Fund for Economic Development
- AKHSAga Khan Health Services
- AKPBSAga Khan Planning and Building Services
- AKTCAga Khan Trust for Culture
- AKUAga Khan University
- FOCUSFocus Humanitarian Assistance
- UCAUniversity of Central Asia
Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance
Microfinance for Women in Northern Pakistan
Since its establishment in 2005, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) has taken over 25 years of microfinance activities, programmes and banks that were administered by sister agencies within the AKDN. The underlying objectives of the Agency are to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and alleviate economic and social exclusion. more
- North America
Canada, USA - Europe
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom - Western Africa
Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali - Central and Eastern Africa
DRC, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania & Zanzibar, Uganda - Middle East
Egypt, Syria - South Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan - Central Asia
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan
- Architecture
- Civil Society
- Culture
- Economic Development
- Education
- Health
- Planning & Building
- Rural Development
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Music