section_path: Nizari Ismaili Imamat/Golden Jubilee Year of Imamat
section_name: Golden Jubilee Year of Imamat
paragraph_text: Golden Jubilee Year of Imamat
  
  The period from 11 July 2007 to 13 December 2008 marked the fiftieth anniversary of al-Husseini’s tenure as Imam. To commemorate the occasion, representatives from Nizari Ismaili communities around the world convened at his residence for a formal gathering. As part of the occasion, al-Husseini conducted official visits to several countries. These visits included meetings with heads of state and government officials, and were used to discuss ongoing development work and future initiatives related to the Ismaili community. Areas of the world visited included the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. During his visit to Houston in Texas, he announced the establishment of the Ismaili Center Houston.
  
  In 2008, as one of the initiatives of the fiftieth anniversary, al-Husseini organized the Jubilee Games: a Nizari Ismaili sports meet in Kenya, to which teams of Nizari Ismailis from different areas of the world came to compete. The event was first named the Golden Jubilee Games but continued as the Jubilee Games. The second Jubilee Games were held in Dubai, UAE, in July 2016.
  
  The period from 11 July 2007 to 13 December 2008 marked the fiftieth anniversary of al-Husseini’s tenure as Imam. To commemorate the occasion, representatives from Nizari Ismaili communities around the world convened at his residence for a formal gathering. As part of the occasion, al-Husseini conducted official visits to several countries. These visits included meetings with heads of state and government officials, and were used to discuss ongoing development work and future initiatives related to the Ismaili community. Areas of the world visited included the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. During his visit to Houston in Texas, he announced the establishment of the Ismaili Center Houston.
  
  In 2008, as one of the initiatives of the fiftieth anniversary, al-Husseini organized the Jubilee Games: a Nizari Ismaili sports meet in Kenya, to which teams of Nizari Ismailis from different areas of the world came to compete. The event was first named the Golden Jubilee Games but continued as the Jubilee Games. The second Jubilee Games were held in Dubai, UAE, in July 2016.