To sir with love: Aga Khan III – a tireless advocate for female education – The Express Tribune News Desk

November 2, 2013 – Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III, born on November 2, 1877, was the 48th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. Through his intimate knowledge of diverse cultural traditions, he played a unique and significant role in the international affairs of his time, and his long public career had many dimensions.

A social reformer, whose concerns included the alleviation of rural poverty and the upliftment of women in society, he was an advocate of modern education and became an ardent supporter of male and female educational advancement in the subcontinent.

He established over 200 schools in the 20th century with the first Aga Khan School in Gwadar in what is now Pakistan. He laid the foundation of the education system being carried forward today by his grandson Prince Karim Aga Khan under the aegis of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).

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