The birth anniversary of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III (2 November 1877 to 11 July 1957) was observed on Wednesday.
Sir Aga Khan III, grandfather of the present spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Prince Karim Aga Khan, was born in Karachi and spent his entire life serving Muslims with his great intellectual and leadership skills and personal resources. He will always be remembered as one of the most distinguished and well-reputed leaders and diplomats during Pakistan’s freedom movement. Sir Aga Khan, with his vast experience and personality of international stature, proved to be a responsible and productive mediator between the western world and the leaders of the subcontinent.
From every platform, he advocated free and universal primary education, improved secondary schools for Muslims, and a generous provision of government and private scholarships to enable talented Muslim students to study abroad.
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