Shāh Karim al-Husayni, known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis. He has held the position of imam and the title of Aga Khan since 11 July 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III. The Aga Khan claims direct lineal descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, considered an imam in Shia, and Ali's wife Fatima, Muhammad's daughter from his first marriage.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a network of private, non-denominational development agencies founded by the Aga Khan that work primarily in the poorest parts of Asia and Africa. Aga Khan IV succeeded to the office of the 49th hereditary Imam as spiritual and administrative leader of the Shia faith-rooted Nizari Ismaili Muslim supranational union in 1957. Ismailis consist of an estimated 25–30 million adherents.
The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Karachi, established in 1985, is the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University's (AKU) Faculty of Health Sciences. Founded by the Aga Khan, the hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care, including diagnosis of disease and team management of patient care.
Aga Khan University is a non-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was Founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, the university expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
Gulberg Town lies in the northern part of the city. Gulberg Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Gulberg Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015 and the Karachi Towns were restored in early 2022.
Karimabad is a neighbourhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. Karimabad.
Karimabad, formerly known as Baltit, is the capital of Hunza District, in the Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan. An article on The Guardian ranked it as one of the five "Best Tourist Sites" in Pakistan.
Aga Khan Hospital may refer to:
Established in 1964, the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam is a 170-bed multispecialty hospital. The hospital provides general medical services, specialist clinics and diagnostic services. It serves as a hub for several clinics around the city. It is also part of the Aga Khan Health Services international referral system, with links to the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi and the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Established in 1952, the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu is a 76-bed acute care facility. The hospital provides general medicine services, specialist clinics and high-tech diagnostic services and has an emergency Casualty Department. It is part of the Aga Khan Health Services international referral system with links to Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, established in 1958 is a 254-bed long-term care facility offering general medical services, specialist clinics and diagnostic services.
The Aga Khan Health Services is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) that supports activities in the health field, and manages more than 200 health facilities, including a network of Aga Khan Hospitals.
Established in 1944, the Aga Khan Hospital, in Mombasa Kenya, is part of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS). It is a 96-bed acute care facility offering health care. The hospital provides general medical services, specialist clinics and high-tech diagnostic services. It is part of the Aga Khan Health Services international referral system with links to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Karachi East District is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala, is a hospital under construction in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It is an urban, tertiary, referral and teaching hospital whose planned construction will last five years, starting in 2020. It will be built in two phases. The first phase will consist of 150 beds at an estimated cost of US$100 million. The bed capacity will be increased to 600 during the second phase.
Zulfiqar A. Bhutta trained as a physician in Pakistan in the early stages of his career. He holds titles across various organizations in diverse geographies. Professor Bhutta is the Founding Director of the Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health & Institute for Global Child Health & Development, at the Aga Khan University South-Central Asia, East Africa & United Kingdom.
The Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery is a 63-bed cardiac surgery hospital located on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan. The private hospital is operated by Emergency, a humanitarian non-governmental organization, and provides all medical care free of charge. It serves over 50,000 patients every year.
Dr Sulaiman Shahabuddin is the third President of the Aga Khan University and a former health care executive. Prior to taking office on 15 September 2021, Dr Shahabuddin served as the Regional CEO of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) in East Africa.
The Aga Khan Secondary Hospital, Kharadar (AKHW&C), also known as Aga Khan Hospital for Women and Children, Kharadar, formerly known as Janbai Maternity Home, is a non-profit hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest hospital in Karachi.
