IIS Update Magazine Edition 19

PASSING THE TORCH: 25 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AT THE IIS
Mr Rahim Karim
Rahim Karim is the Head of the
Financial Services Equity Research team
at Liberum Capital, an independent
investment bank, where he works with
a broad range of UK-listed companies.
He has previously served as Honorary Secretary of the
Aga Khan Education Board (UK) with responsibility for
the financial and operational planning and delivery
of programmes aimed at improving access to quality
education by the Ismaili community.
Professor Tashmin Khamis
Professor Tashmin Khamis is Vice Provost
(Quality, Teaching and Learning) at the
Aga Khan University, where she oversees
academic quality with a particular focus
on transformational and professionalised
teaching, including with technology. She is a past member
of the Aga Khan Education Board (UK) and Grants and
Review Board (Pakistan), and currently serves as a Director
for Aga Khan Education Services, Kenya, Tanzania
and Uganda.
Mr Alykhan Kassam
Alykhan Kassam is a chartered
accountant by profession and the
current CEO of Crimson Hotels, where
he leads on acquisitions, financing and
development, and strategic growth. He
is actively engaged within the Ismaili community and
has held a number of senior roles, including chairing the
Grants and Review Board for Ismaili institutions (UK) since
2015. Between 2006 and 2017 he served on the Aga Khan
Foundation UK National Committee and was chairman of
its finance sub-committee.
Mr Amyn Kassim-Lakha
Amyn Kassim-Lakha is a senior staff
member at the Department of Jamati
Institutions at the Diwan (Seat) of the
Ismaili Imamat, based in Portugal, where
he is responsible for co-ordinating the
activities and programmes of the Ismaili community’s
institutions around the world. He also serves on several
executive and advisory committees within the Aga
Khan Development Network (AKDN), in the domains of
education, scholarships, health and habitat.
Mr Naguib Kheraj
Naguib Kheraj is Chairman of Rothesay
Life, a specialist pensions insurer,
Deputy Chairman of Standard Chartered,
an international banking group, and
a member of the Finance Committee
of the University of Cambridge. He spends a substantial
proportion of his time as a Senior Advisor to the Aga Khan
Development Network (AKDN) and serves on the Boards
of various entities within the Network, including the
Aga Khan University and the University of Central Asia,
and is Chairman of the AKDN Endowment Committee.
Mr Kheraj has been a member of the IIS Board of
Governors since 1995.
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