Ismaili Imamat strengthens ties with Federal Republic of Germany
Mawlana Hazar Imam and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, in Berlin on 6 July 2026.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Villa Borsig.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam in conversation with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Villa Borsig.
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Prince Aly Muhammad and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Villa Borsig.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and President Steinmeier together with their delegations at Villa Borsig.
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul receives Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul sign a Joint Declaration of Intent between the Ismaili Imamat and the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and and Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul together with their respective delegations meeting at the Foreign Office.
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Michael Kocher signs a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, with the Egyptian Museum Berlin, signed by Prof Dr Friederike Seyfried, Director, Egyptian Museum of Berlin (left) and witnessed by Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Kha
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Prince Aly Muhammad signs a guest book at the Egyptian Museum Berlin.
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Prof Eran Edirisinghe, Dean of Research at the University of Central Asia and Prof Tilman Brück, Founder and Director, International Security and Development Centre Berlin sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions.
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Prince Aly Muhammad in conversation with Prof Tilman Brück, Founder and Director, International Security and Development Centre Berlin.
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Representatives of the Aga Khan Development Network and the International Security and Development Centre Berlin after the signing.
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Leaders of the Jamat bid farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam as he departs Berlin, Germany, on 6 July 2026.
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Sameera Khan, President of the Ismaili Council for Sweden, bids farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam.
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Salim Sahi, President of the Ismaili Council for Germany, bids farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam.
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Leaders of the Jamat bid farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam as he departs Berlin, Germany, on 6 July 2026.
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German Government representatives bid farewell to Prince Aly Muhammad as he departs Berlin on 6 July 2026.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam thanks police officers before departing Berlin, Germany, on 6 July 2026.
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On the final day of his visit to Germany, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the country’s President and senior Government officials for a series of meetings to strengthen the long-standing relationship between the Ismaili Imamat and the Federal Republic.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed Hazar Imam and Prince Aly Muhammad to the Villa Borsig, where they discussed ongoing and potential areas of future collaboration.
Following a separate meeting, Hazar Imam and Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul signed a Joint Declaration of Intent between the Ismaili Imamat and the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. The document embodies a commitment to work together on some of the most important global challenges of our times. Priority sectors include climate change, health, education, economic development, humanitarian issues, civil society and governance.
“Germany has been a trusted partner for over six decades, sharing the Ismaili Imamat’s commitment to addressing critical development challenges, sustaining pluralism, and improving the quality of life in resource-poor environments,” Hazar Imam said. “I’m delighted that we are continuing to deepen this valued friendship.”
Hazar Imam and Prince Aly Muhammad also met with the Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Reem Alabali-Radovan, at the BMZ
https://www.bmz.de/en offices. AKDN and BMZ have sustained extensive ongoing collaborations since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2004.
During the visit, an MOU was also signed between the Egyptian Museum Berlin
https://www.smb.museum/en/home/ and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture as a framework to cooperate on projects of common interest. Together, they will rehabilitate the Qubbet al-Hawa or Dome of the Wind in Aswan, Egypt, the resting place of ancient nobles and priests that forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Another MOU was signed between the International Security and Development Center (ISDC)
https://isdc.org/ and the University of Central Asia to reflect a continuing partnership that includes the longest running panel study in Central Asia, surveying the same individuals since 2010. Initially funded by the German Volkswagen Foundation
https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en and with the economic research institute DIW Berlin
https://www.diw.de/en as the consortium leader, the most recent round of this study has been supported jointly by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
AKDN and Germany have been partners since the early 1960s, beginning with German private sector engagement in establishing Industrial Promotion Services
https://the.akdn/en/how-we-work/our-age ... n-services, the industry and infrastructure arm of AKDN’s Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. The partnership now extends to include 15 countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
German institutions have committed nearly $1 billion to more than 250 AKDN projects spanning health, climate resilience, agriculture and food security, economic inclusion, education and cultural rehabilitation. The Aga Khan Foundation expects to establish an office in Berlin later this year.
After the meetings, a delegation of Jamati leaders gathered at the airport to bid Hazar Imam farewell, marking the conclusion to a historic visit.
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This was the first-ever Deedar in Germany and a historic gathering of murids from 20 countries.
Hazar Imam accepted our Bay'ah and reminded us that our spiritual bond with him is eternal and can never be broken.
Special loving blessings for:
Migration & Settlement
Faith & Unity
Education & Growth
Family & Well-being
Values & Integration
Volunteers & Service
Hazar Imam gifted a Tasbih to every murid as a reminder of his personal love and our spiritual bond.
Final Message: