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DateEventDetails
Tuesday, 2005, January 25Award Ceremony and Transcripts of the 2005 Vincent Scully Prize 2005-01-25
Hazar Imam receiving the 2005 Vincent Scully Award from Caroly Brody  2005-01-25

Award Ceremony
January 25, 2005

Participants:
David M. Schwarz - Founding Chairman, The Vincent Scully Prize
Carolyn Schwenker Brody - Chair, National Building Museum
Charles Correa - Architect, Bombay, India
James D. Wolfensohn - President, The World Bank
His Highness The Aga Khan
DAVID SCHWARZ: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is David Schwarz. I am
the Chairman of the Vincent Scully Prize Jury and it is my pleasure and my honor to welcome
you here this evening and to thank you for coming to support both the National Building

Tuesday, 2005, January 25Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Scully Award Acceptance 2005-01-25
Carolyn Schwenker Brody, Chair of the National Building Museum's Board of Trustees, presents the Vincent Scully Prize, a crystal
Source: 
akdn.org

Honoured Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

First I would like to thank Charles Correa and Jim Wolfensohn for their kind words.

Sunday, 2004, January 25ISMAILIS IN MONTREAL. - 2004-01-25

Radio-Canada's news program in French '5 sur 5' profiled the Ismaili community of Ugandan origin living in Montreal. The video Includes footage of members of the Montreal Jamat at the Montreal Headquarters JK social hall, Bait-ul Ilm classes and recent Kushiali celebrations. It also includes the 1983 footage of Mowlana Hazar Imam's meeting with the then Prime Minister Rene Levesque.

Sunday, 2004, January 25Microsoft asked to invest in Pakistan - 2004-01-25
Source: 
www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en51914&F_catID=&f_type=source

President General Pervez Musharraf met Prince Karim Aga Khan here on Saturday. They discussed matters of mutual interest and took into account the projects being run by the Aga Khan Foundation in different sectors in Pakistan.
The President appreciated the contributions of Prince Karim in education, tourism, health and social welfare. Minister for Finance Shaukat Aziz, Commerce Minister Hummayun Akhtar and Governor State Bank of Pakistan were present during the meeting.

Sunday, 2004, January 25PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF MEET THE AGA KHAN DAVOS - 2004-01-25
His Highness the Aga Khan with President Musharaf of Pakistan  2004-12-05

DAVOS (APP)-President General Pervez Musharraf met Prince Karim Aga Khan here on Saturday. They discussed matters of mutual interest and took into account the projects being run by the Aga Khan Foundation in different sectors in Pakistan.

Monday, 1999, January 25Event - 1999-01-25

According to Fraternit Matin of Abidjan, Prince Rahim Aga Khan was present at the inauguration of the first of three phases of the 'Centrale thermique d'Azito' project. This project produces electricity from gas and will provide 15% of the electricity need of Ivory Coast.

Wednesday, 1978, January 25Event - 1978-01-25
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Hazar Imam and Begum Salimah were felicitated at a joint meeting of Rotary Clubs of Bombay, New Bombay and Thane at Oberoi-Sheraton Hotel Mowlana Hazar Imam addressed the Rotarians on 'Collaboration of Service Organizations.' Hazar Imam said; 'You referred to me as 'Superhuman' and I recollect how the Americans had applied Einstein's theory of relativity of this concept. No sooner had American comics invented Superman, then somebody asked 'superman in relation to whom?' The result was the immediate creation of supermouse.'

SPEECH:

Wednesday, 1978, January 25JOB SATISFACTION - A Strangely Neglected Subject - 1978-01-25
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and Her Highness Begum Salimah Saheba were felicitated at a join meeting of the Rotary Clubs of Bombay. New Bombay and Thane at Oberoi-Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday, 25th January,1978 when Mawlana Hazar Imam was presented a memento by Rotary International Director Soli Pavri. Following is the text of the speech delivered by Mawlana Hazar Imam on that occasion.
Mr. Chairman, Presidents and Members of the Rotary clubs, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Sunday, 1970, January 25Event - 1970-01-25

Given a rousing welcome when they flew into Dacca from Khulna.

Wednesday, 1967, January 25Event - 1967-01-25

Inaugurated Second Sitting of the Standing Committee of World Ismailia Socio-Economic Conference (WISEC) at Geneva.

Saturday, 1958, January 25Event - 1958-01-25

At the conference of the Ismailia Association for Pakistan, Hazar Imam emphasised the necessity of Religion in the modern world. (click here)

Tuesday, 1910, January 25Aga Khan III, guest of honour at the MOA College - 1910-01-25

January 25, 1910 - Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III was the guest of honour at the MOA College where a garden party was given in his honour and he was made a Life Member of the Club.


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