• 28 July 2017 | Ismaili Centre Toronto

    Jubilees - Reflections from President Firoz Rasul on the work of the Aga Khan University

8:30 pm
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The Ismaili Centre Toronto, Social Hall
Canada

Toronto — Join us for an exciting and engaging presentation by Firoz Rasul, President of the Aga Khan University and former President of the Aga Khan Council for Canada.

President Rasul will share his reflections on the significance of Jubilees and discuss the innovative and important work being done at the Aga Khan University.  The event will also be webcast on the.ismaili/live.

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Firoz Rasul has served as president of AKU since May 1, 2006.

Prior to his engagement with AKU, President Rasul was involved in building several business enterprises and the development of social and community institutions. He served as chief executive officer and then chairman of Ballard Power Systems, a world leader in fuel cell technology from December 1988 until May 2004. Before that, he was vice-president of marketing and sales for Mobile Data International (MDI) in Vancouver from 1981 until 1988. In both cases, at Ballard and MDI, Mr. Rasul led the development of start up ventures into world leading technology companies with deep and sound intellectual property positions, and through strategic partnerships and innovative financing.

Mr. Rasul has served as a member of the University of British Columbia's Board of Governors and as a director on the Board of Science World, British Columbia. Between 2000 and 2006, during his tenure as president of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, he led the development of several large-scale projects for the Aga Khan Development Network, including The Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

As a business leader, Mr. Rasul has shared his knowledge and experience as a member of the Board of TELUS Corporation and the Royal Bank Capital Corporation. He was named the 2001 National Transportation Person of the Year by the Government of Canada, and Wilfrid Laurier University's School of Business and Economics recognized him with its Outstanding Business Leader award.

Mr. Rasul received a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and an MBA from McGill University in Montreal. Mr. Rasul was conferred with the degree of doctors of laws, honoris causa, by Simon Fraser University in 2001 and an honorary doctorate of science in 2017 by the University of Alberta.