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05 August 2024
Meet our alumni: Mr Azeem Rajwani
Mr Azeem Rajwani is a Class of 1989 alumnus from the Diamond Jubilee High School, Mumbai. Now, the operations manager at the school, Mr Azeem reflects on his journey from student to staff.
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05 July 2024
Meet our alumni: Ms Zelam Indulkar
Ms Zelam Indulkar is a Class of 1996 alumna from the Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls (DJHSG), Mumbai. Currently a mathematics and science teacher at the Diamond Jubilee High School (DJHS), Mumbai, Ms Zelam reflects on her journey from student to educator.
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28 June 2024
Alumnus of Diamond Jubilee High School, Mumbai speaks at Harvard Business School
Asif Panjwani, a Class of 2008 graduate from the Diamond Jubilee High School (DJHS), Mumbai, recently had the honour of speaking at the Harvard Business School in the United States.
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04 June 2024
Meet our alumni: Ms Taqdees Pathan   
Meet Ms Taqdees Pathan, a Class of 1996 alumna of the Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls, Mumbai. Currently a section head at the school, Ms Taqdees reflects on her journey from student to educator.
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07 May 2024
Meet our alumni: Ms Prathyusha Reddy
Meet Ms Prathyusha Reddy, a Class of 2007 alumna of the Little Star High School, Adilabad. Currently the school’s primary section head, Ms Prathyusha reflects on her journey from student to educator and leader.
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17 April 2024
Aga Khan School, Osh alumna receives prestigious presidential award for outstanding study at university
Since its opening in 2002, the Aga Khan School (AKS), Osh has now over 700 graduates. The school takes pride in its efforts to prepare students for current world demands and opportunities in higher education. From the first graduating class to now, hundreds of alumni continue to thank their schoolteachers and staff for inspiring and instilling in them a love to study which enabled them to reach their desired level of education and career today.
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04 April 2024
Meet our alumni: Ms Nazia Qureshi  
Ms Nazia Qureshi, Class of 1997 from the Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls, Mumbai, is now a secondary teacher at the school. She reflects on her teaching journey and the impact of the school.
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08 March 2024
“Finding my strength”: Impact of an Aga Khan Schools education
On International Women’s Day, meet Afsheen Jiwani, a champion for women’s empowerment, diversity and volunteering. She attributes her confidence to her alma mater, the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School (AKHSS), Karachi.
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04 March 2024
Meet our alumni: Ms Mumtaz Khan   
Ms Mumtaz Khan graduated from the Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls, Mumbai in 1994. Now, as a pre-primary teacher at the school, she reflects on her journey from student to educator.
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05 February 2024
Meet our alumni: Mr Praveen Rathod  
Meet Mr Praveen Rathod, an alumnus of the Diamond Jubilee High School, Mumbai from the Class of 1994. Currently a computer applications and robotics teacher at the school, Mr Praveen reflects on his journey from student to educator.
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30 January 2024
A cruise down memory lane
On 16 January 2024, 45 alumni of the Aga Khan Education Service (AKES), Tanzania and AKES, Kenya were welcomed back to the schools for a nostalgic series of events.
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04 January 2024
Meet our alumni: Ms Annam Mansuri
Ms Annam Mansuri is a Class of 2012 alumna of the Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls, Mumbai. Currently an English teacher at the Diamond Jubilee High School, Mumbai, Ms Annam reflects on her journey from student to educator.
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05 December 2023
“Encouraged to come forward”: Impact of an Aga Khan Schools education
Dr Fozia Parveen, an alumna of the Diamond Jubilee Model School, Sonikot is Assistant Professor at the Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development. As an environmental scientist, one way she applies her research is by educating teachers to encourage the next generation to care for the planet.
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14 November 2023
Nostalgic alumni reunion at the Aga Khan School, Mundra
The Aga Khan School (AKS), Mundra hosted a heartwarming alumni reunion on 11 November 2023, bringing together the threads of cherished memories and lifelong friendships. The event was meticulously planned and spearheaded by a dedicated team, which included some of the school’s active and enthusiastic alumni.
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09 November 2023
“Confidence to break barriers”: Impact of an Aga Khan Schools education
In an industry traditionally predominated by white men, Nabanita Nawar is rewriting the narrative in medicinal chemistry and drug design. CEO and co-founder of HDAX Therapeutics – a biotech company advancing towards potentially life-changing treatments for debilitating diseases – the 28-year-old alumna of The Aga Khan School (AKS), Dhaka in Bangladesh was featured in this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Toronto list.
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01 September 2023
“Better, always better”: Impact of an Aga Khan Schools education
Liberata Mulamula, Class of 1975, Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School, Dar es Salaam, has served her country far and wide for over 35 years, including as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of Parliament, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tanzanian Ambassador to the USA and Mexico. Poised, caring and approachable, she recalls with a deep laugh how AKMSS, Dar es Salaam was her first experience – “finally” – at co-ed schooling. The teachers there inspired her when they remarked how “the girls were equally good or even better than the boys”.
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30 May 2023
“A solid foundation”: Impact of an Aga Khan Schools education
Publishing on topics from models of development in Borneo to gender in Islam, Professor Zayn Kassam is also an award-winning teacher, an expert on mediaeval Islamic and Indian philosophy and now Director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies and Head of its Department of Academic Research and Publications. How did a literature student from Kenya end up working at the intersections of Islam, gender, philosophy and the environment?
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29 March 2023
AKES, Pakistan alumna receives Sitara-e-Imtiaz award for outstanding national service and global impact
Samina Chagani, an alumna from the Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan, received the third highest civil honour in Pakistan, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, presented by the State of Pakistan for service to the country.
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06 April 2022
The Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan School, Karachi installs a new solar panel system
The Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan School, Karachi has recently installed three solar panels to help to produce electricity for the school, thanks to the generous support of alumni from the class of 1970. Many of the donations were made in memory of the loved ones of alumni. This new solar panel system will not only reduce the school’s dependency on the city’s electricity grid, but will also aid the Aga Khan Education Service (AKES), Pakistan in meeting its key environmental goal of reducing the carbon footprint of the Aga Khan Schools.
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12 January 2022
Interview with Fotima Safaralibekova: Back to school with a passion to teach
Fotima Safaralibekova, a Class of 2016 alumna from the Aga Khan Lycée (AKL), Khorog who became a chemistry teacher at the school in 2020, reflects on her time as a student at AKL, Khorog.
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03 January 2019
AKHSS Karachi produces exemplary doctors
Hajra Arshad was a studious student of Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi (AKHSS), studying in the pre-medical group from 2016–2018.
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