His Highness the Aga Khan was given the title of Grand Master of Most Excellent Order of Pearl of Africa by the President of Uganda. Sometimes people get awards, even prestigious ones, and it is not entirely clear what they actually did to earn that type of recognition. It is instead very clear what His Highness the Aga Khan has done. He has done a lot of good to a lot of places, he has done an amazing job to promote health and education from Central Asia to East Africa where he built thriving academic institutions.