Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Nicholson visits Ismaili Centre in Dubai, with Arif Lalani, Canadian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

 Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, toured the Ismaili Centre in Dubai.

The domed structure in the U.A.E. is designed to foster a spirit of pluralism, mutual respect and understanding, both within the Muslim community and across society at large.

Minister Nicholson’s visit to the centre is symbolic of the strong and deepening relationship between the Government of Canada and the Ismaili Imamat following the Protocol of Understanding signed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and His Highness the Aga Khan.

Canadian Minister Nicholson with Canadian Ambassador in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo via Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada - DFATD)
Canadian Minister Nicholson with Canadian Ambassador in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo via Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada – DFATD)

March 5, 2015 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – On March 4, 2015, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited the United Arab Emirates as part of his tour of the region to meet with key Canadian partners to discuss issues of regional security.

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About Arif Lalani, Canadian Ambassador to the UAE

Arif Z. Lalani Appointed to CIGI Board of DirectorsArif Lalani (BA [International Relations], University of British Columbia, 1989; MSc [Management, Organizations and Governance], London School of Economics, 2009) has undertaken various assignments at Headquarters and abroad.

In 1994, he was assigned to the Embassy of Canada to Turkey. Mr. Lalani also served abroad at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York during Canada’s term on the Security Council and as counsellor in Washington, D.C.

In 2006, he was appointed ambassador to Jordan, with accreditation to the Republic of Iraq and in 2007 he was appointed ambassador to Afghanistan. He was presented with the Alam Sayad Jamal-u-Din al Afghani medal in 2008 for his contribution to building peace and stability in Afghanistan.

At Headquarters, Mr. Lalani has worked in the Office of the Senior Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process as coordinator for the Balkans, was director of the South Asia Division and director general of both the South and Southeast Asia Bureau and the Strategic Policy Bureau.

He was founder and chair of the Working Group on Relations with Muslim Communities from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Lalani is a member of the Operating Board of Directors of the Centre for International Governance Innovation. He also serves as a senior fellow and member of the Advisory Board for the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

In August 2012, Mr. Lalani was appointed ambassador to the United Arab Emirates with concurrent appointment as Canada’s first-ever special envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in April 2013.

He is a recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for service to Canada and Canadians.

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