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Mansoor Ladha

Donald Ethel, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, presents an award to Mansoor Ladha on behalf of the Canadian Gov. Gen. David Johnston.

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Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, who endorsed, Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West, pictured with Anaar and Mansoor Ladha.

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Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed with Anaar and Mansoor Ladha during a visit to Morinville.

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Alberta Premier Ralph Klein chats with Mansoor in his newspaper office in Morinville, Alberta, while Ross Quinn (center)  Progressive Conservative candidate at the time, Ross Quinn watches.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney receives souvenir edition of A Portrait in Pluralism: Aga Khan’s Shia Ismaili Muslims when he was a federal minister in the Harper Government.

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Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete being interviewed by Mansoor Ladha during his visit to  Edmonton.

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Justine Trudeau talks to Mansoor Ladha during an election stop in Calgary.

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Above is one of the most memorable moments for Mansoor Ladha who had the rare privilege of interviewing the late His Highness Aga Khan IV as features editor of the Standard in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1970.

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Mansoor Ladha (left) as chairman of the Shia Ismaili Muslims of Edmonton introduces the receiving lineup to Aga Khan IV, when he arrived in Edmonton during his first visit to Canada in 1978. 

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Mansoor Ladha receives late Aga Khan IV as chairman of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community of Edmonton, Alberta, during his first visit to Canada in 1978.

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Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes time to chat with Mansoor Ladha during his visit to attend Calgary Stampede.

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President of Morinville Lions Club presents Citizen of the Year trophy to Mansoor Ladha on behalf of the Town of Morinville, Alberta, Canada.

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Mansoor Ladha is an award-winning journalist, editorial columnist, travel writer and author of five nonfiction books: Canadian experience, Aga Khan: Bridge between East and West, Off the Cuff, Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West and A Portrait in Pluralism: Aga Khan’s Shia Ismaili Muslims. He has been a recipient of Canadian Governor General’s Award, Silver Quill Award by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association and Citizen of the Year Award by the Town of Morinville, Alberta.

He has travelled extensively all over the world as a travel writer and has had travel features published in Canadian newspapers and travel magazines. He has also been a regular editorial commentator for several leading Canadian newspapers.

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Donald Ethel, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, presents an award to Mansoor Ladha on behalf of the Canadian Gov. Gen. David Johnston.

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Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, who endorsed, Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West, pictured with Anaar and Mansoor Ladha.

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Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed with Anaar and Mansoor Ladha during a visit to Morinville.

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