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ATLANTA, GA 2008-04-18 Today, Governor Sonny Perdue thanked the leader of the largest sect of Shia (she-uh) Muslims for promoting education in Georgia.
The Aga Khan is speaking at an Atlanta high school as part of a US tour.
At the Governor’s Mansion, elected officials helped Perdue welcome Aga Khan. The 50 year-old is the inherited leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, a worldwide group of 15 million people. Governor Perdue noted Georgia is home to such Muslims in cities like Fayetteville and Marietta.
PERDUE: His work offers us an example of how people can come together across contemporary divides to help people lead better lives in a safer world.
Aga Khan is speaking to International Baccalaureate students at North Atlanta High School about other IB students he works with in places like Africa and Asia.
KHAN: and we will be trying to build bridges with their institutions so that over a period of years we can develop institutions of global quality based on the knowledge that you will share with us.
Aga Khan’s trip to Georgia helps mark 50 years of partnership between his sect and global governments.
Ismailimail 
To the editor – Born in December 1936, The Aga Khan is 71 years of age. He marks 50 years as an Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
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