• Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with the Honourable Chief Advisor of Bangladesh, Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, in Dhaka. Photo: Gary Otte
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam is joined by Bangladesh’s Honourable Adviser for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed, in unveiling the plaque marking the foundation of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Dhaka. Photo: Gary Otte
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses leaders of the Jamat who had come to pay homage, on behalf of the Jamat, on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. Photo: AKDN/Aziz Islamshah
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam is accompanied by President Zauhar Meghji of the Ismaili Council for the United Kingdom, as he leaves the Jamati institutional dinner held at the Banqueting House in Whitehall. Photo: Zahur Ramji
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam together with Her Majesty the Queen during a dinner hosted by Her Majesty in honour of Hazar Imam at Buckingham Palace. Photo: Gary Otte
 

Visits

Portugal visit

Mawlana Hazar Imam heads toward his plane prior to departing Lisbon at the conclusion of his Golden Jubilee visit to Portugal. Photo: Zahur Ramji

Monday, 14 July
This morning, on the final day of his Golden Jubilee visit to Portugal, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the President of the Sciences Academy of Lisbon. Later, leaders and members of the Jamat bid farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam as he departed Lisbon.

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United Kingdom visit

Leaders of the Jamat gather at the London Heliport as Mawlana Hazar Imam prepares to depart the United Kingdom. Photo: Gary Otte

Tuesday, 8 July
Leaders of the UK Jamat gathered at the London Heliport to bid an emotional farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam, as his Golden Jubilee visit to the United Kingdom drew to a close.

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Bangladesh visit

Mawlana Hazar Imam is joined by Bangladesh’s Honourable Adviser for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed, in unveiling the plaque marking the foundation of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Dhaka. Photo: Gary Otte

19 – 22 May 2008
In Bangladesh, Mawlana Hazar Imam granted a Golden Jubilee Darbar to the Jamat in Dhaka. Hazar Imam also presided over the foundation of the Aga Khan Academy and the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre Dhaka.

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India visit

Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Photo: Gary Otte

12 – 19 May 2008
Mawlana Hazar Imam's Golden Jubilee visit to India included stops in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. In addition to granting Darbars to the Jamat, Hazar Imam met with government leaders and visited AKDN institutions and projects in various parts of the country.

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Golden Jubilee

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