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Google translation of the article in Portuguese
Prince Aga Khan's institution bought Palacete Leitão in Lisbon for 13.5 million euros
Imamat Ismaili, an institution led by Prince Aga Khan, acquired this week for 13.5 million euros the Palacete Leitão, in Lisbon, next to the land where the future world headquarters will be built, the agency's source told Lusa.
According to an official source of the institution, a rehabilitation project is not yet budgeted for the property.
Palacete Leitão, on Rua Marquês de Fronteira, occupies the land adjacent to the future world headquarters of Imamat Ismaili and should accommodate part of the services that will be installed there.
With the new acquisition completed this week, said the source, Imamat Ismaili intends to reinforce investments in Portugal, already projecting the enlargement of the future world headquarters that is being installed in the Mendonça Palace, a historic building, currently the target of a recovery and rehabilitation intervention.
The two neighboring buildings will allow a greater concentration of the institution's services and its international agencies in that area of Lisbon.
The installation in Portugal of the headquarters of Imamat Ismaili was established through an agreement, established in 2015, between the Portuguese State and Imamat Ismaili.
The Lisbon City Council and the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage approved the acquisition by not exercising the preemptive right in the business.
The building, from 1904, was designed by Nicola Bigaglia, an architect, watercolorist and Venetian modeler who settled in Portugal, and owes its name to the first owner, jeweler José Pinto Leitão.
Through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Imamat Ismaili is responsible for social and cultural development projects around the world, with the global objective of improving the quality of life of the population.
Ismailis are a shia community of more than 15 million people, ethnic and linguistically diverse, residing in several countries around the world.
In Europe, Portugal registers one of the largest concentrations of Ismaili Muslims with a community of 10,000 people.
Inamat is the institution or office of the Muslim imam shia ismaili.
https://www.cmjornal.pt/portugal/detalh ... s-de-euros
Prince Aga Khan's institution bought Palacete Leitão in Lisbon for 13.5 million euros
Imamat Ismaili, an institution led by Prince Aga Khan, acquired this week for 13.5 million euros the Palacete Leitão, in Lisbon, next to the land where the future world headquarters will be built, the agency's source told Lusa.
According to an official source of the institution, a rehabilitation project is not yet budgeted for the property.
Palacete Leitão, on Rua Marquês de Fronteira, occupies the land adjacent to the future world headquarters of Imamat Ismaili and should accommodate part of the services that will be installed there.
With the new acquisition completed this week, said the source, Imamat Ismaili intends to reinforce investments in Portugal, already projecting the enlargement of the future world headquarters that is being installed in the Mendonça Palace, a historic building, currently the target of a recovery and rehabilitation intervention.
The two neighboring buildings will allow a greater concentration of the institution's services and its international agencies in that area of Lisbon.
The installation in Portugal of the headquarters of Imamat Ismaili was established through an agreement, established in 2015, between the Portuguese State and Imamat Ismaili.
The Lisbon City Council and the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage approved the acquisition by not exercising the preemptive right in the business.
The building, from 1904, was designed by Nicola Bigaglia, an architect, watercolorist and Venetian modeler who settled in Portugal, and owes its name to the first owner, jeweler José Pinto Leitão.
Through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Imamat Ismaili is responsible for social and cultural development projects around the world, with the global objective of improving the quality of life of the population.
Ismailis are a shia community of more than 15 million people, ethnic and linguistically diverse, residing in several countries around the world.
In Europe, Portugal registers one of the largest concentrations of Ismaili Muslims with a community of 10,000 people.
Inamat is the institution or office of the Muslim imam shia ismaili.
https://www.cmjornal.pt/portugal/detalh ... s-de-euros
The Ismaili Imamat acquires the Palacete Leitão in Lisbon
The Ismaili Imamat has acquired the Palacete Leitão located on Rua Marquês da Fronteira in Lisbon. The site is adjacent to the existing Palacete Henrique Mendonça, which on 11 July 2018, was designated by Mawlana Hazar Imam as the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat.
The transfer was concluded on 8 October 2020, with the Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili Imamat to the Portuguese Republic, Nazim Ahmad, signing the deed on behalf of the Ismaili Imamat. This acquisition had the support of the Portuguese national and municipal authorities.
The newly acquired Leitão Palace will undergo restoration and rehabilitation works before it is ready for its intended use as an administrative centre by the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat’s secretariat and senior staff. The Palace takes its name from its first owner José Pinto Leitão, and was designed by Nicola Bigaglia, a Venetian architect, artist and modeller who settled in Portugal before returning to Venice.
On 3 June 2015, the Ismaili Imamat and the Republic of Portugal signed a landmark agreement which enabled the establishment of a formal Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal, marking a historic milestone. The establishment of a Seat reflects a longstanding relationship between the Ismaili Imamat and the Government of Portugal.
The Seat establishes a global headquarters in Lisbon for all dimensions of its activities, including those concerned with the affairs of the Ismaili community, international engagement and the Imamat’s commitment to improving the quality of life. This newly acquired addition not only enhances this institutional and global capacity, but reaffirms the Ismaili Imamat’s commitment to both Portugal and the city of Lisbon.
https://the.ismaili/global/news/imamat- ... A3o-lisbon
The Ismaili Imamat has acquired the Palacete Leitão located on Rua Marquês da Fronteira in Lisbon. The site is adjacent to the existing Palacete Henrique Mendonça, which on 11 July 2018, was designated by Mawlana Hazar Imam as the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat.
The transfer was concluded on 8 October 2020, with the Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili Imamat to the Portuguese Republic, Nazim Ahmad, signing the deed on behalf of the Ismaili Imamat. This acquisition had the support of the Portuguese national and municipal authorities.
The newly acquired Leitão Palace will undergo restoration and rehabilitation works before it is ready for its intended use as an administrative centre by the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat’s secretariat and senior staff. The Palace takes its name from its first owner José Pinto Leitão, and was designed by Nicola Bigaglia, a Venetian architect, artist and modeller who settled in Portugal before returning to Venice.
On 3 June 2015, the Ismaili Imamat and the Republic of Portugal signed a landmark agreement which enabled the establishment of a formal Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal, marking a historic milestone. The establishment of a Seat reflects a longstanding relationship between the Ismaili Imamat and the Government of Portugal.
The Seat establishes a global headquarters in Lisbon for all dimensions of its activities, including those concerned with the affairs of the Ismaili community, international engagement and the Imamat’s commitment to improving the quality of life. This newly acquired addition not only enhances this institutional and global capacity, but reaffirms the Ismaili Imamat’s commitment to both Portugal and the city of Lisbon.
https://the.ismaili/global/news/imamat- ... A3o-lisbon
The Ismaili Imamat
The Ismaili Imamat is a supra-national entity representing the succession of Imams since the time of the Prophet.
Today, the Ismailis are the only Shia community, who throughout their history have been led by a living hereditary Imam, in direct descent from the Prophet.
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan became Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims on 11th July, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan.
He is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter.
The role of the Ismaili Imam is a spiritual one; that of religious interpretation. But faith in Islam is also a force that deepens our concern for our worldly habitat, embracing its challenges and improving the quality of human life.
Since acceding to the Imamat, Prince Karim Aga Khan, like his grandfather, has focused on efforts concerning the well-being of the Ismaili community, the wider Muslim Community, and the people amongst whom they live.
The Aga Khan’s work is underpinned by an emphasis on Islam as a spiritual faith which cherishes the role of the intellect, teaches compassion and tolerance, and upholds the dignity of humankind.
The Ismaili belief in the transformative power of the human intellect underscores the Imamat’s substantial commitment to education wherever the community lives; education not only for faith but also education for the world, at all levels from early childhood to tertiary.
More than his grandfather, the Aga Khan IV has had to deal with multiple governments, each with its own aspirations. Adaptation to change, at an ever faster pace, has been a consistent feature of the period since 1957.
It is because of rapid changes in the local and national circumstances in which the Ismaili community has lived since 1957, that Prince Karim Aga Khan has avoided his direct personal involvement with international agencies and has replaced the direct personal roles that were held in the past by his grandfather and other members of his family by new relationships between these agencies and apex entities of the Ismaili Imamat.
His Highness has, thus, preserved and upheld traditional political neutrality of his office. The Ismaili Imamat is completely above, and independent of, politics and political allegiances.
The Imamat has, however, either directly or through the instrumentality of AKDN, developed close structured relationships with individual countries, regions and international organisations, through formal diplomatic Protocols and Agreements of Cooperation, which provide an enabling framework for the Imamat and its development agencies and which accord diplomatic status to the Imamat and its representatives and missions.
Most notably, in November 2015, the Republic of Portugal and the Ismaili Imamat signed a landmark agreement which had two significant outcomes.
At the invitation of the Portuguese Government, the Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims established the Seat (global headquarters) of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon. The treaty, which was unanimously passed in the Portuguese parliament, recognises the Ismaili Imamat by the Portuguese Republic as an international entity endowed with the legal personality and capacity to act in national and international relations.
In Ismaili tradition, the notion of the Seat of the Imamat corresponds to the Imam’s physical presence. Depending on the requirements of the Imamat and the Ismaili community, it is the Imam’s prerogative formally to designate a Seat in one or more locations.
At a ceremony on 11 July 2018, marking the conclusion of his Diamond Jubilee year, His Highness the Aga Khan officially designated the premises located at Rua Marquês de Fronteira in Lisbon — the Henrique de Mendonça Palace — as the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat, and declared that it be known as the "Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat.
" The occasion was also marked by the launch of the official website of the Ismaili Imamat: https://Ismaili.Imamat.
https://the.ismaili/portugal/the-ismaili-imamat
The Ismaili Imamat is a supra-national entity representing the succession of Imams since the time of the Prophet.
Today, the Ismailis are the only Shia community, who throughout their history have been led by a living hereditary Imam, in direct descent from the Prophet.
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan became Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims on 11th July, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan.
He is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter.
The role of the Ismaili Imam is a spiritual one; that of religious interpretation. But faith in Islam is also a force that deepens our concern for our worldly habitat, embracing its challenges and improving the quality of human life.
Since acceding to the Imamat, Prince Karim Aga Khan, like his grandfather, has focused on efforts concerning the well-being of the Ismaili community, the wider Muslim Community, and the people amongst whom they live.
The Aga Khan’s work is underpinned by an emphasis on Islam as a spiritual faith which cherishes the role of the intellect, teaches compassion and tolerance, and upholds the dignity of humankind.
The Ismaili belief in the transformative power of the human intellect underscores the Imamat’s substantial commitment to education wherever the community lives; education not only for faith but also education for the world, at all levels from early childhood to tertiary.
More than his grandfather, the Aga Khan IV has had to deal with multiple governments, each with its own aspirations. Adaptation to change, at an ever faster pace, has been a consistent feature of the period since 1957.
It is because of rapid changes in the local and national circumstances in which the Ismaili community has lived since 1957, that Prince Karim Aga Khan has avoided his direct personal involvement with international agencies and has replaced the direct personal roles that were held in the past by his grandfather and other members of his family by new relationships between these agencies and apex entities of the Ismaili Imamat.
His Highness has, thus, preserved and upheld traditional political neutrality of his office. The Ismaili Imamat is completely above, and independent of, politics and political allegiances.
The Imamat has, however, either directly or through the instrumentality of AKDN, developed close structured relationships with individual countries, regions and international organisations, through formal diplomatic Protocols and Agreements of Cooperation, which provide an enabling framework for the Imamat and its development agencies and which accord diplomatic status to the Imamat and its representatives and missions.
Most notably, in November 2015, the Republic of Portugal and the Ismaili Imamat signed a landmark agreement which had two significant outcomes.
At the invitation of the Portuguese Government, the Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims established the Seat (global headquarters) of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon. The treaty, which was unanimously passed in the Portuguese parliament, recognises the Ismaili Imamat by the Portuguese Republic as an international entity endowed with the legal personality and capacity to act in national and international relations.
In Ismaili tradition, the notion of the Seat of the Imamat corresponds to the Imam’s physical presence. Depending on the requirements of the Imamat and the Ismaili community, it is the Imam’s prerogative formally to designate a Seat in one or more locations.
At a ceremony on 11 July 2018, marking the conclusion of his Diamond Jubilee year, His Highness the Aga Khan officially designated the premises located at Rua Marquês de Fronteira in Lisbon — the Henrique de Mendonça Palace — as the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat, and declared that it be known as the "Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat.
" The occasion was also marked by the launch of the official website of the Ismaili Imamat: https://Ismaili.Imamat.
https://the.ismaili/portugal/the-ismaili-imamat