Inauguration of the restoration of the Polana Serena hotel
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
His Highness the Aga Khan welcomes Mozambique’s president, His Excellency Armando Guebuza at the Polana Serena Hotel.
AKDN / Zahur Ramji
Maputo, Mozambique, 16 December 2010 - Mozambique’s president, His Excellency Armando Guebuza, today officially inaugurated the refurbished Polana Serena Hotel, a historic water-front landmark in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, and one of Africa’s grandest colonial era hotels. His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), which restored the hotel to its former glory, was also present, as was his younger brother Prince Amyn Aga Khan.