ICAB Rules and Regulations

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ICAB Rules and Regulations

http://ismaili.net/source/legal-documen ... ations.pdf

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Link to the NCAB procedure rules and polices which are also applicable to ICAB. Appeals from NCAB are to ICAB http://www.ismaili.net/html/modules.php ... pic&t=8633

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ICAB Board 2020

Chair
Zulie Sachedina (Based in Vancouver)

Members
M Ali Ibrahim Lakhani
Rahim Moloo
Shaiful Kassam
Shamira Deebah
Alnashir Visram
Rosmin Ajani
Badruddin Vellani
Amid Tashrifbekov

Despite requests their contact details, address of the ICAB secretariat and or of the administrative staff is not given.

This is a Leadership culture of exclusion and secrecy. That is against best practice inclusive Leadership our constitution and pluralism. What Imam says about transparency and leadership best practices
 http://ismaili.net/source/chatur-best-practice.pdf

Zulie Sachedina has been a member of the Ismaili Muslim community’s International Conciliation and Arbitration Board since 2009 and chairwoman since December 2015.

The nine-member board hears appeals from the arbitral decisions of national Ismaili boards. She has heard 20 family-law appeals and two commercial appeals to date. “It’s a principle of the Ismaili faith that you don’t allow conflict to fester,” she says. “You resolve conflict in order to build a harmonious community.” 
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Letter to Leadership

Can NCAB/ICAB/DJI please clarify the above, with Farmans, and let us have all the constitutional rules since 1986 to date. (Hazar Imam has said these must be given freely to all Ismailis & read with Farmans (constitution) - http://ismaili.net/timeline/2018/101-proofs-chatur.pdf

What is also surprising is that the dates of Canadian rules coincided with filing of the lawsuit against Nagib and Alnaz in 2010 - (Read what Hazar Imam said in 2010) http://ismaili.net/source/legal-documen ... hatur8.pdf

Link of CABS constitutional rules and policies

http://www.ismaili.net/html/modules.php ... 5796#65796

Link to CAB legitimacy questioned in Kenya

http://www.ismaili.net/html/modules.php ... pic&t=9039

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Rules from ICAB UK in 2015 about Mediation and Conciliation proceedings.


Download from this link:

http://ismaili.net/timeline/2015/icab-rules-oct2015.pdf

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ICAB 2019 Uk forms for submissions for mediation

Link here below:

http://ismaili.net/timeline/2019/uk-201 ... ation.docx

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The National Conciliation & Arbitration Boards are in the following countries. The collective websites are now on TheIsmaili at
https://the.ismaili/cab/about-conciliat ... tion-board

The following is the Countries - There are in each country regional CAB’s too.
The email contact details are given. The name’s of the National or regional Board members are not given. The full Ismaili constitution or the ICAB or CAB constitutional rules and regulations are not on the website.. I have requested these.

North America
Canada
United States of America

Europe
France
Portugal
United Kingdom

Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya
Madagascar
Mozambique
Tanzania
Uganda

Asia
Afghanistan
India
Iran
Pakistan
Syria
Tajikistan
United Arab Emirates

Australia
Australia and New Zealand

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Letter to ICAB, IIS, EPB, LIF, and Members of the Noorani Family

Dear ICAB, IIS, EPB, LIF, and Members of the Noorani Family,

Executive Summary

This letter respectfully raises concerns and questions regarding the newly published Guidelines for Ethical Wealth Transfer and Inheritance Planning, issued by ICAB in collaboration with IIS. While the intentions of the Guidelines are noble, there are important contradictions, institutional concerns, and unresolved matters:
• Farman Transparency: The Guidelines state they were issued “at the direction of Mawlana Hazar Imam,” yet the full Farman or directive has not been shared with the Jamat.
• Institutional Mandate: ICAB’s mandate is conciliation and arbitration, not economic or ethical guidance. Why was ICAB tasked with this instead of EPB or IIS?
• Withholding of Farmans & Constitution: ICAB, IIS, and LIF continue to withhold Farmans and the Ismaili Constitution from the Jamat, despite repeated requests.
• Contradictions & Inconsistencies: The Guidelines cite a 1998 speech but not more recent Farmans, including those of 2025. They affirm gender equality but do not address conflict with national legal frameworks.
• Accountability & Appeals: ICAB state they will not act on complaints against themselves or long-standing leaders. Will murids be free to seek independent legal recourse?
• Transparency & Consultation: No process has been shared for murids to give feedback before the Guidelines are finalized and submitted to the Imam.

Clarity on these issues is essential for murids to follow Imam’s guidance with confidence.

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Full Letter

Ya Ali Madad.

I write with respect and with a sincere wish for clarity regarding the recently published Guidelines for Ethical Wealth Transfer and Inheritance Planning issued by the International Conciliation and Arbitration Board (ICAB) in collaboration with the Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS).

The Guidelines emphasize fairness, equity, and ethical responsibility in inheritance planning. They remind murids that wealth carries a social and ethical value, and they cite Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Irshad Mubarak in Shugnan, Tajikistan on September 25, 1998:

“Wealth and power are not objectives in themselves, but are to be used in the service of others.”

The intention of these Guidelines is noble, but several important questions arise which merit clarification for the Jamat:

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1. Farman and Direction
• The Guidelines state that they were prepared “at the direction of Mawlana Hazar Imam.” Could ICAB, IIS, or EPB please provide the Jamat with the full text of this Farman or directive, so that murids may understand the precise guidance of the Imam?
• Why do the Guidelines cite a 1998 speech, but not more recent guidance, including the most recent Farmans of 2025?

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2. Institutional Mandate
• Why was ICAB, whose core mandate is conciliation and arbitration, tasked as claimed by Hazar Imam with producing wealth transfer and inheritance guidelines?
• Why was this not the responsibility of the Economic Planning Board (EPB), whose remit includes financial and economic matters, or the Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), which provides ethical and educational guidance?
• If there is a new institutional division of responsibility, could this please be clarified for the Jamat and accompanied by the relevant Farman?

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3. Ethical and Legal Consistency
• The Guidelines affirm that “males and females are to be treated equally” in inheritance planning. This is deeply aligned with the Imam’s vision. Could you clarify how these Guidelines will be reconciled with differing national legal frameworks that do not uphold gender equality?
• The Guidelines encourage resolution of disputes through ICAB.

Will murids who disagree with certain provisions or interpretations be free to seek independent legal recourse, or will referral to ICAB be mandatory?
• ICAB have stated they will not act in complaints against themselves or other leaders in position for many decades. How will accountability be ensured in such cases?

ICAB are still witholding and not providing all the ICAB constitutional rules and regulations & Farmans of ICAB and NCAB - as a Part of the full Ismaili Constitution which they also withhold from the Jamat

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4. Transparency and Accessibility
• Given the weight of these Guidelines, could they be accompanied by explanatory notes from IIS or EPB, to help murids understand both the ethical and practical implications?
• Are there opportunities for murids to provide feedback on these Guidelines before they are reviewed by ICAB in its next term of office and before they are submitted to Hazar Imam for guidance - Farmans

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5. Still Withholding of Farmans and the Ismaili Constitution
I must also respectfully remind ICAB, IIS, and LIF that murids have repeatedly requested access to Farmans and to the Ismaili Constitution, which remain withheld. Without access to the Imam’s guidance and our own Constitution, murids are left unable to fully understand or implement new directives such as these Guidelines. This practice of withholding contradicts the very principles of fairness, equity, and transparency that Hazar Imam has asked in Farmans

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Conclusion
Respectfully, these clarifications are essential for all murids to understand the Imam’s Farmans & direction, to engage with these Guidelines fully, and to apply them in ways that are both aligned to Farmans which include ethics and pluralism

I trust that ICAB, IIS, EPB, LIF, and the Noorani Family will provide the Jamat with clarity on these matters, so that murids everywhere can approach inheritance and wealth transfer with confidence that their actions are fully aligned with Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Farmans - not selective claims or views of the Leaders in control

If any of the above is incorrect please clarify and share all the related information the full constitution and Farmans

With prayers for unity, clarity, and guidance,

https://the.ismaili/us/en/news/guidelin ... planning-2

Ya Ali Madad,
M Chatur

Reference: Guidelines for Ethical Wealth Transfer and Inheritance Planning (PDF)


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The Board members of ICAB 2025


Chairperson
Alijah Rahim Moloo

Members

Alijah Saheba Rozmin Ajani

Rai Saheba Shahira Deebeh

Huzur Mukhi Arif Jamal

Huzur Mukhiani Zara Jamal

Huzur Mukhi Umed Kalandarav

Huzur Mukhiani Sabrina Karmali

Rai Munir Merchant

Rai Badruddin Vellani

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The Board members of ICAB 2025


Chairperson
Alijah Rahim Moloo

Members

Alijah Saheba Rozmin Ajani

Rai Saheba Shahira Deebeh

Huzur Mukhi Arif Jamal

Huzur Mukhiani Zara Jamal

Huzur Mukhi Umed Kalandarav

Huzur Mukhiani Sabrina Karmali

Rai Munir Merchant

Rai Badruddin Vellani

Reminder to ICAB

A response or an acknowledgement has not been received so far to the following Letter dated 5 Sept 2025

Link
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Rahim Moloo | Chairman – Aga Khan International Conciliation and Arbitration Board (ICAB)

Conference 2025

Peace through Mediation in the Ismaili Muslim Community

This brief presentation will provide background on the global Conciliation and Arbitration Board system that resolves disputes among the Ismaili Muslim community, primarily through mediation. It will explain the reason why mediation is our preferred mechanism to resolve disputes (especially in family disputes) and how the way in which we resolve disputes reflects the broader ethical principles we hope to live by.

Rahim Moloo
Rahim Moloo has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as “one of the most skilled advocates of his generation” and a “Global Elite Thought Leader”. Earlier this year, he was awarded the Swiss Arbitration Association’s global prize for advocacy, awarded once every two years to one international arbitration globally in recognition of “their exceptional talents in advocacy.” He has twice been named an “MVP” in international arbitration by Law360 (most recently in 2024), is ranked as a “Leading Lawyer” in International Arbitration by U.S. Legal 500, and is ranked as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation.


Rahim Moloo is a Chambers Band 1 ranked partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is co-chair of the firm’s International Arbitration Group, which won “International Arbitration Group of the Year” from Law360 twice in the last four years, and is ranked by Chambers as among “the Elite” in the USA. Rahim’s practice focuses on assisting clients to resolve their most complex disputes, and he regularly appears as lead counsel before tribunals and courts around the world.

He has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as “one of the most skilled advocates of his generation” and a “Global Elite Thought Leader”. Earlier this year, he was awarded the Swiss Arbitration Association’s global prize for advocacy, awarded once every two years to one international arbitration globally in recognition of “their exceptional talents in advocacy." He has twice been named an “MVP” in international arbitration by Law360 (most recently in 2024), is ranked as a “Leading Lawyer” in International Arbitration by U.S. Legal 500, and is ranked as a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation.

According to Chambers Global, Rahim’s “strong advocacy and strategy skills stand out. He has the perfect demeanor for international disputes—he’s a natural diplomat.” In the 2023 edition, Chambers Global notes that Rahim has “excellent judgment”, is “a terrific lawyer who is really polished”, is “a great advocate” and “very intelligent”, and he is “attentive to details and nuances.” Chambers USA notes that Rahim is “fantastic and a great legal mind”, an “accomplished and brilliant lawyer who is able to sift through a myriad of issues to focus on the salient one”, and able to “navigate complex problems with ease”. His “people skills are exceptional” and he is “able to relate to experienced lawyers but also nonlawyers with ease and grace.”

Rahim’s experience spans a number of industries, including energy, mining, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, maritime, financial services, infrastructure, construction, consumer products and entertainment. Many of the disputes on which Rahim advises involve claims brought in multiple jurisdictions where important strategic choices must be made about which forum will provide the best result with respect to different aspects of the dispute. And legal solutions often need to be considered in light of other avenues available, such as media campaigns and negotiations between business teams, to reach a favorable result. Rahim has experience in navigating these various options. His prior experience as General Counsel of a multinational organization in Central Asia helps him to see things from the perspective of management and in-house lawyers operating in difficult political and legal environments. Indeed, Rahim has advised on many disputes where a favorable result was achieved without having to commence formal dispute resolution, such as arbitration.

Concurrently, Rahim is a member of the adjunct faculty at Columbia Law School, where he teaches a course on International Arbitration. He has lectured at several other leading law schools and conferences around the world, and published several articles on international arbitration and litigation, international investment law, and public international law, many of which have been cited in international arbitration decisions, courts around the world and leading treatises. He recently co-authored a book on Procedural Law in International Investment Arbitration, published by Oxford University Press. The book has been dubbed by the Secretary General of ICSID as being a “go-to guide” for Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

Rahim serves on the Board of the International Center for Transitional Justice. He previously served on the Alumni UBC Board, as Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee and on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). He has also co-chaired ASIL’s Annual Conference.

Rahim has degrees from NYU School of Law, Queen’s University, and the University of British Columbia (UBC). In addition, he held fellowships at the Lauterpacht Center for International Law at the University of Cambridge and Columbia University. He was named NYU’s All-University Valedictorian for Professional and Graduate students and has received UBC’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. He is a former World Public Speaking Champion and National Debating Champion.

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Subject: video Testimony on Facebook with evidence & names of Mr. Nizar Daredia — urgent request for response, transparency, and restoration of community resources

Ya Ali Madad

Dear All (including ICAB IIS leaders, Leaders’ International Forum, the Jamat, community leaders, and the Noorani family),

I write to share a clear and urgent evidence - testimony from Mr. Nizar Daredia regarding long standing leaders conduct and community resource control - in India

Mr. Daredia’s evidence is a further glaring example — another blatant reminder — of how leaders and trustees are exercising power over community assets and Jamat - community .

It is also a reminder of why the Jamat must urgently demand transparency, the sharing of the Constitution and Farmans, and fair treatment of murids — exactly as Hazar Imam has repeatedly directed in Farmans.

Below I set out the facts and testimony — evidence — in a chronological, logical order so the community and leadership can clearly understand what has been said, and act. The video is in Hindi language

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1. Who is speaking

• Mr. Nizar Daredia (spelled NIZAR DAREDIA) speaks directly to trustees, local leaders, and the wider community.
• His testimony concerns the governance of what he refers to as the Munirabad Trust – Aga Khan Bagh – Varsova, Mumbai (a cooperative trust connected with the Aga Khan community), and other community prayer halls (jamatkhanas such as Dholka and Coventry UK).

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2. The core culture & pattern described by Mr. Daredia

• Property and land values in community cooperative projects have increased dramatically.
• According to Mr. Daredia, this has created greater incentives for trustees and local leaders to marginalise, control, and extract benefitfrom those resources — at the expense of ordinary murids and the Jamat, who should have been included, enabled, and empowered as per Farmans.
• People who act as proxies for leadership (doing the leaders’ bidding) are later excluded and marginalised by the same leadership when they are no longer useful.
• Conversely, those who refuse to act as proxies risk intimidation, false police complaints, and even imprisonment. Mr. Daredia recounts his own seven-year struggle to clear his name of fabricated criminal allegations.

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3. Specific community instances referenced

• Munirabad Trust (Mumbai) – Aga Khan Bagh Varsova Jamat 250: described as a cooperative set up for the community but now, according to Mr. Daredia, being tightly controlled by trustees and their named proxies in ways that exclude and marginalise the Jamat — blatantly not enabling them.
• Closure of jamakhanas / prayer halls: Mr. Daredia cites the recent closing of the jamakha at Varsova as a present example of exclusionary practice.
• Dholka (India): referenced as an earlier example where the jamat experienced closure and unresolved exclusion issues.
• Coventry (United Kingdom): another prayer hall closed without Farmans or due process; funds and constitutional material remain withheld.
• Mr. Daredia also draws parallels with past legal disputes, including the copyright/civil lawsuit in Canada — implicating the same group of leaders in repeat patterns of behaviour.

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4. What Mr. Daredia requests / offers
• He names specific individuals in his testimony and invites leaders to call and speak with him directly (to date, no such call has been received).
• He invites leaders to investigate, restore resources, fairness, and transparency — all consistent with Farmans.
• He urges that the Constitution and Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Farmans be followed and shared with the entire Jamat — documents that are still being withheld.

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5. Why this matters now
• The pattern described undermines Farmans and trust, excludes murids from meaningful participation, and adds to the misuse of community assets that were intended for the Jamat’s benefit in the Constitution and Farmans.
• The Jamat deserves clear, documented answers and the full opportunity to review the Constitution and Farmans that govern our institutions and our communities.

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6. What I (and Mr. Daredia) ask of leaders and the Noorani family

Please treat this as an urgent request for:
a) An official acknowledgement of Mr. Daredia’s video testimony;
b) Sharing of the relevant constitutional documents and Farmans that govern the trusts and jamatkhanas referenced;
c) A transparent, independent review into the recent closures (Varsova, Dholka, Coventry & all others), and any decisions by leaders to withhold funds or constitutional material;
d) Immediate steps to reopen and restore access to community prayer spaces pending review — or a clear explanation to the Jamat, with dates and the legal/constitutional basis & Farmans for any closures.

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7. Evidence and link to testimony
• Please watch Mr. Daredia’s testimony here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CFxok ... tid=wwXIfr
• I ask leaders and trustees to review the video carefully and respond publicly with the factual record, and with steps to remedy any wrongs described.

Closing / next steps

This message is a call for transparency, fairness, and accountability. The Jamat’s faith and trust in our institutions depend on leaders acting openly and in accordance with the Constitution and Farmans.

I respectfully invite the Noorani family and the leadership to respond, to call Mr. Daredia as he requests, and to publish the governing documentswith a clear timeline for review and remediation.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

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With respect,
M Chatur


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