Ismailis in the News: Nazmudin Rayani, Order of Canada

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Governor General to invest 38 recipients into the Order of Canada

December 11, 2006

OTTAWA–Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor
General of Canada, will preside at an Order of Canada investiture
ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday, December 15, 2006, at 10:30 a.m.

The Governor General, who is Chancellor and Principal Companion of the
Order, will present 38 recipients with their insignia of membership.
One Companion, nine Officers and 28 Members will be invested.

The Order of Canada recognizes people who have made a difference to
our country. From local citizens to national and international
personalities, all Canadians are eligible for the Order of Canada, our
country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. Three different
levels of membership honour people whose accomplishments vary in
degree and scope: Companion, Officer and Member.

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Nazmudin Rayani, C.M.
Victoria, British Columbia
Member of the Order of Canada

A pharmacist and prominent figure of Victoria’s Ismaili Muslim
community, Nazmudin Rayani embodies the principles of tolerance and
understanding. He has supported programs that have fostered and
enhanced multiculturalism through the Victoria Foundation and the
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria. A co-founder and
organizer of the Aga Khan World Partnership Walk in his city, he has
worked to build bridges and to encourage people of different religious
and ethnic backgrounds to participate in this annual event. In
addition, he continues to make an important contribution to the
University of Victoria’s Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.