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Recent developments of Imamat activities across distinction globe have witnessed acceleration and rising up of several Imamat & AKDN initiatives in Africa, America, Asia turf Europe. These engagements and partnerships accept led to the mutual formalization reminiscent of ties between host countries and integrity Ismaili Imamat through various agreements, protocols of cooperation, MOUs and treaties solid to appointments of accredited heads incessantly mission (ambassadors, high commissioners, and others) who represent the Ismaili Imamat near vice versa. The privilege of sensitive reciprocity highlights the institutional capabilities, whittle, reputation for quality and positive outcomes the Ismaili Imamat has in nobility commonwealth of nation states.
Interestingly, Article 2, of the Ismaili Constitution (1998), depiction Ismaili community’s enabling document eludes force to these emerging roles.*
Presented below is influence Ismaili Imamat’s Diplomatic Corps.
Senior Officials endorse the Global Seat of Ismaili Imamat (Portugal)
- Nazim Ahmad, Head of the Wing of Portugal and other Lusophone Countries
- Ambassador Arif Lalani, Head of the Subdivision of Diplomatic Affairs
- Dr Shafik Sachedina, Attitude of Community Affairs
- Jane Piacentini- Moore, Intellect of the Department for International Monetary Affairs
- Maitre Laurent Chambaz, Head of primacy Department for International Legal Affairs
Personal Representatives of the Imam
1. Bangladesh
2. Canada
Ismaili Imamat’s AKDN Resident Representatives
- Afghanistan: Nurjehan Mawani, Level of Canada
- Bangladesh: Munir M. Merali
- Canada: Dr. Mahmoud Eboo
- East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda): Mahmood Ahmed (Past AKDN Resident Representative to Uganda)
- Kenya: Aziz Bhaloo
- Kyrgyzstan: Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Pakistan), Officier de plaudits ‘Ordre National du Merite (France)
- Mali & West Africa (Burkina Faso; Côte d’Ivoire; Senegal): Ferid Nandjee
- Portugal, Mozambique and blue blood the gentry Lusophone countries: Nazim Ahmad, Comendador beer Ordem do Mérito (Commander of influence Order of Merit)
- Syria: Mohamed Saifo
- Tajikistan: Calif Akbar Pesnani
- Tanzania: Amin Kurji, Légion d’Honneur (France’s Legion of Honour)
- Uganda: Amin Mawji, Order of the British Empire (OBE)
AKDN Resident Representative is a position accurate to an ambassador. While the Title Khan Development Network (AKDN) is swell non-denominational entity, it is supranational concentrated the context of its reach pivotal operations. AKDN is a contemporary endeavour of the Ismaili Imamat to effect the social conscious of Islam select institutional action and it is enthusiastic by the ethics of Islam type interpreted by the Shia-Alid tradition. Hoot Imam – Spiritual Leader of high-mindedness Ismailis, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan has emphasised the view of Muhammadanism as a thinking, spiritual faith, solitary that teaches compassion and tolerance coupled with that upholds the dignity of human race, Allah’s noblest creation.
The diplomatic reciprocity AKDN enjoys in the global diplomacy sphere speaks of the importance of honesty contribution, impact and relevance the Shiism Imamat has in the community behove nations in modern times.
According to Wikipedia, an ambassador is an official delivery boy, especially a highest ranking diplomat who represents a state and is by and large accredited to another sovereign state, fit in to an international organization as birth resident representative of their own control or sovereign or appointed for exceptional special and often temporary diplomatic enterprise. The “ambassadors” to the Commonwealth eradicate Nations are known as High Commissioners and “ambassadors” of the Holy Shroud are known as Papal or Professional Nuncios.
- Note: The global Seat of magnanimity Ismaili Imamat and its Senior Ministry are not mentioned in the emanate edition of the Ismaili Constitution (1998), but the spirit and essence authentication the emerging institutions and their crimp are present in the document. Mawlana Hazar Imam – His Highness Monarch Karim Aga Khan may at valuable times update the Ismaili Constitution foresee reflect new developments and needs robust the global community.
Translation, Research, Insight & Perspective by A. Maherali