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His Highness the Aga Khan In United Kingdom for a Golden Jubilee Visit - 2008-07-02

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Date: 
Wednesday, 2008, July 2 - Tuesday, 2008, July 8
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H. H. the Aga Khan is on an official Golden Jubilee visit to London, and will meet with followers at a Darbar confirmed for 5th July 2008


Speech

UK Speech by H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan 2008-07-03

His Highness the Aga Khan addressing the guests at the banquet.  2008-07-03
Source: 
AKDN.ORG

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Banquet (London, United Kingdom)

July 3, 2008

Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Baroness Thatcher
Secretary of State John Denham
High Representative Solana
Your Excellencies
My Lords
Ladies and Gentlemen

What a great pleasure it is for me to welcome you tonight - to greet so many friends, old and new - and to acknowledge how much your friendship - and that of this country - has meant to me.

Press Release

Briefing from the UK Prime Minister's Spokesman - 2008-07-03

British Prime Minister The Rt Hon Gordon Brown with His Highness the Aga Khan at 10 Downing Street. 2008-07-03
Source: 
http://www.number-10.gov.uk & akdn.org

Asked what was discussed at the Prime Minister's meeting with the Aga Khan, the PMS said that they had discussed the cooperation between the Government and the Aga Khan Development Network, which supported projects in health, education, poverty alleviation, peace and stability. The Prime Minister had also congratulated the Aga Khan on his golden jubilee.

Recent Articles

Aga Khan at Buckingham Palace 2008-07-04

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Source: 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk

The Queen is personally honouring the Aga Khan with a private banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday to mark his golden jubilee as the leader of the world's 15 million Ismaeli Muslims.

All the senior members of the Royal Family will be there to pay tribute to the 71-year-old, fabulously wealthy, horse race-loving spiritual head, whose followers pay him a tithe of 12.5 per cent of their income.

All Related Articles

News Articlequeen-aga-khan1-b.jpgAga Khan at Buckingham Palace 2008-07-04 http://www.dailymail.co.uk
SpeechHis Highness the Aga Khan addressing the guests at the banquet.  2008-07-03UK Speech by H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan 2008-07-03 AKDN.ORG
Press ReleaseBritish Prime Minister The Rt Hon Gordon Brown with His Highness the Aga Khan at 10 Downing Street. 2008-07-03Briefing from the UK Prime Minister's Spokesman - 2008-07-03 http://www.number-10.gov.uk & akdn.org

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