A pharmacist and prominent figure of Victoria's Ismaili Muslim community, Nazmudin Rayani embodies the principles of tolerance and understanding. He has supported programs that have fostered and enhanced multiculturalism through the Victoria Foundation and the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria. A co-founder and organizer of the Aga Khan World Partnership Walk in his city, he has worked to build bridges and to encourage people of different religious and ethnic backgrounds to participate in this annual event. In addition, he continues to make an important contribution to the University of Victoria's Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.