By HASNAIN RAHIM
On 2 November 1877, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, III.
The celebrations serve to reaffirm Sir Aga Khan’s commitment to the improvement of the quality of human life, especially in the developing countries.
On the death of his father, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah became the forty-eighth Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili community, and at the age of eight inherited the title of Aga Khan III.
In 1902, at the age of 25 he began his political career and was appointed the youngest member of the Imperial Legislative Council.
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah’s contribution towards promoting political consciousness among the Muslims of the sub-continent is noteworthy, as he led the Muslim delegation to Simla in 1906 when a demand for a separate electorate for Muslims was first put forward.
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