A Tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan and A Lifelong Bond with Uganda

A Tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan and A Lifelong Bond with Uganda

To the Ismaili Community   Maama Janet and myself, were sorry and very sad, to learn of the death of our friend, His Highness the Aga Khan. It must have been 1957-1958, when, at the age of 12, I started seeing our 4 Indian families at Ntungamo hanging pictures of a young man whom they told us was the new “King” (Mukama) of the Indians. We thought he was the King of all Indians. Our four Indian families were: Budala (Abdallah), Mamudali(Mohammed Ali- I think) and two others. There were also two Basiiri families, being Arabs from Yemen; one of them being Bumbakare (I think Abubakar). In the Indian shops, the picture of the young “King of the Indians,” was accompanied by the pictures of the young Queen of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth and the King of the Banyankore, Omugabe Gasyonga. Eventually, after many years, I met His Highness when I came into Government in Uganda. Since that time and even before, His Highness and his Community, have been very supportive of Uganda and other African Countries.

A Tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan and A Lifelong Bond with Uganda

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