Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 20 September 2013 — The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, a new, not-for-profit school situated on an expansive 100-acre campus, was officially inaugurated today by the Chief Minister of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the Honourable Sri N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, and the Minister for Human Resource Development, the Honourable Dr M.M. Pallam Raju, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
The Academy, situated near the Rajiv Gandhi airport on land gifted by the government of Andhra Pradesh, is the second in a global network of 18 schools being established across South and Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The first Academy is located in Mombasa, Kenya and the third is in Maputo, Mozambique. Plans are currently underway for developments in Bangladesh and Tanzania.
The Academies are founded on the basis of the Aga Khan’s vision to develop home-grown leaders who possess a strong sense of ethics and civic responsibility, and who will contribute to their country’s future.
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