Article Author: Aga Khan receives honoris causa PhD from New University of Lisbon
Media Source: Club of Mozambique
Date: 20 July 2017
On July 20th, His Highness the Aga Khan received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the New University of Lisbon, with the presence of the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the former prime minister Pinto Balsemão. The distinction was bestowed by the University's rector, António Rendas, as part of the Ag
On July 20th, His Highness the Aga Khan received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the New University of Lisbon, with the presence of the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the former prime minister Pinto Balsemão. The distinction was bestowed by the University's rector, António Rendas, as part of the Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee of his 60 years as a hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community.