US State of Illinois and the Ismaili Imamat sign cooperation agreement
His Highness the Aga Khan listens as Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speaks at the signing of the Agreement of Cooperation between the State of Illinois and the Ismaili Imamat on 4 November 2011.
AKDN / Farhez Rayani
This page is also available inChicago, Illinois, 4 November 2011 - Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois and His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, who is also founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today signed an historic agreement to expand collaboration in the areas of education, environmental stewardship and management, health sciences, library and information sciences, infrastructure development, agricultural sustainability and culture.