Sentence examples for a founding patron from inspiring English sources

In 1985, portraits of Ayatollah Khomeini, then the leader of Iran and a founding patron of Hezbollah, adorned the stage.

"I am a founding patron of the Aegis Trust, who are concerned with genocide prevention and studies.

This article was amended on 31 December 2015 to make clear that Julia Samuel is a founding patron and trustee.

The university has also established Oxford Gastronomica, a centre for the study of food, drink and culture, with chef Raymond Blanc, owner of Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, as a founding patron.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A founding patron of the Taliban in Afghanistan died in the hands of a younger generation of militants in the tribal badlands of Pakistan in the last few days, a victim of the vicious forces he helped create, Pakistani officials said Monday.

"I still get people today writing to me to say they were abused and that the book helped them cope". The 61-year-old - a founding patron of the Lakes event - is a doyen of the comic art world.

Izzy Young, a businessman, political activist and founding patron of the Greenwich Village folk music scene who organized Bob Dylan's first major concert and devoted decades to supporting other musicians, has died at age 90.

The initial financing for Minetta Brook came from Lee Balter, chairman the Tallix art foundry, a longtime resident of Garrison, and founding patron of Watershed.

Now, The Bay Citizen is considering a potential merger, according to people involved in the discussions, a move that could see the publication absorbed by an older but similar nonprofit news organization in Berkeley, and raising questions about whether the founding patron's vision for a revitalization of Bay Area news reporting can survive him.

Mark Thompson is a bestselling business author, serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and founding patron of the Richard Branson Entrepreneurship Centre.

He was the founding patron of Outward Bound South Africa, established in 1992.