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t h e a u t h o r Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aba , is currently the supreme head of the worldwide Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community. He is the fifth successor and great grandson of the Promised Messiah and Reformer, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian. He was elected to this position in London, England by an electoral college on April 22, 2003, a few days after the death of his predecessor, Hadrat Mirz a Ta hir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV rta. Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad aba did his primary educa- tion at Ta‘l i m-ul-Islam High School Rabwah, and obtained his BA from Ta‘l i m-ul-Islam (TI) College Rabwah, Pakistan. In 1976 he earned his Masters of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the Agriculture University Faisalabad, Pakistan. Prior to his being elected as Khalifah, Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad aba accumulated an impressive record of humanitarian services that underscore his commitment to education and philanthropy. His altruistic endeavours took him to Ghana in 1977 where, for several years, he served as a principal of various Ahmadiyyah Muslim schools. He helped to inaugurate the Ahmadiyyah Secondary School Salaga, where he served as principal for the school’s first two years. Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad aba was able to make use of the knowledge of his studied discipline, agricultural economics, to carry out research about wheat production in