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...Asani said the Aga Khan has formalized the traditional Islamic obligation to serve the poor through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of nine agencies with an annual budget of $330 million that work to empower the poor in Asia and Africa...
...According to the Aga Khan’s spokesperson, Kris Janowski, His Highness travels 150 days out of the year for work as chairman of AKDN, which stands in contrast to His Highness’ image as a jetsetting socialite...
...long frilly dress and tiara.” But Khan—speaking at the Graduate School of Education about teaching and learning in the developing world—came dressed in a dark suit instead. Khan, director of the Social Welfare Department at the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), is the eldest child of The Aga Khan ’59, the current Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. AKDN, founded by The Aga Khan, promotes social and economic development of societies in various regions of Africa and Asia, “focusing on the needs of the poor...
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