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Honorary Citizenship

Portugal granted national citizenship to Prince Aga Khan 2019-03-19

H.H. The Aga Khan was granted citizenship of Portugal by the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Source: 
https://observador.pt/

Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam and spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslims, is the most recent Portuguese citizen . The announcement was made by the President of the Republic during the closing ceremony of the Aga Khan Music Awards, which took place in Lisbon this Sunday. The attribution of Portuguese citizenship was approved by the government two weeks ago, but only now announced by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and in recognition of the actions undertaken by the Prince in favor of the Portuguese Republic .

Prince Amyn Aga Khan bestowed an Honorary Citizenship to the City of Houston 2022-08-10

Prince Amyn Aga Khan welcomed to Houston and bestowed an Honorary Citizenship to the City of Houston

Mayor Sylvester Turner is at Houston City Hall.

19h · Houston, TX, United States ·

Today, I welcomed Prince Amyn Aga Khan to Houston and bestowed an Honorary Citizenship to the City of Houston in recognition of his “unselfish public service for the benefit and welfare of humanity," and selected him as a Goodwill Ambassador of Houston.

Prince Amyn exemplifies the values of pluralism and inclusivity that also make the City of Houston one of the most diverse metropolitans in the world.


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