He is the spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, including 100, 000 Canadians. The Aga Khan was in Ottawa. So who is the Aga Khan? It is the name used for the Imam of the Nizari Shi'a Ismailis. He's considered to be a direct descendant of Prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam. The current Aga Khan is Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini, the 49th hereditary Imam. The Aga Khan runs a network of global agencies including the Aga Khan Foundation in Canada, that works to improve the welfare of people in the developing world. The network employees roughly 80,000 people. And Kamil Karamali followed his visit to Ottawa.
CBC Ottawa: Aga Khan's Parliamentary Address
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