His Highness the Aga Khan, speaking at the opening ceremony of The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, situated on Sussex Drive in Ottawa. Looking on, in the glass-domed atrium adorned with Jali screen is the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.
AKDN / Gary Otte
Canada, 18-25 November and 6 December 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), inaugurated the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in the presence of the Prime Minister of Canada, Steven Harper. The Delegation will serve a representational role for the Imamat and its non-denominational, philanthropic development agencies, which constitute the AKDN.