The spirited Sir Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan the Third was born in Karachi in 1877 and passed away from this world in 1957. He received his early education both religious and oriental from his mother then he attended Eton and Cambridge University. Sultan Muhammad Shah was the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community who had always raised and improved the life of his spiritual children around the globe. His struggle and contribution to the Pakistan movement are among the foremost ones. He remained a member of the Indian Legislative Council from 1902-1904. He was the one who founded the All Indian Muslim League in 1906 and served as a president from 1906-1912. From the platform of the Muslim League, he demanded for separate electorate for Muslims. He was the one who raised 3 million rupees for the Aligarh Muslim University in 1911. The versatile Aga Khan III had served the Aligarh Muslim University as a Vice-Chancellor. He became the president of All Parties of the Muslim Conference from 1928-29. He had chaired the British Indian delegation to the Round Table Conference.
He was not just a Muslim leader but the world and he was elected as the president of the League of Nations in 1937 and he was the first Asian who was honored. Aga Khan III had not just work politically but also worked to improve the lifestyle, education system, social and economic status of people. He was a good author as well who had written several books and two of them are “India in Transition” and “World Enough and Time”.
Whatever Aga khan had done in the Pakistan movement is purely for Muslims and he is among the well-known leaders of his time. His words are still quoted by intellects.
“Struggle is the meaning of life; defeat or victory is in the hands of Gods. But struggle itself is man’s duty and should be his joy.” Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III)
