At just 20 years old and studying at Harvard, he succeeded his grandfather as the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. Aga Khan IV, who transformed billions of dollars in tithes into ...

The spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder of the AKDN. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, on Dec 13, 1936, he ...

After growing up in Nairobi, studying in Switzerland, and graduating from Harvard, he lives in New York. Founder Aga Khan holds the claim that he is an heir of Muhammad through Muhammad's cousin and ...

People carry the coffin of Prince Karim al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, who died Feb. 4 in Portugal, to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum ...

Taking the name Aga Khan V, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Tuesday officially became the hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father a week earlier. Ismaili community ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, 2025, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957.

The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died in Lisbon at 88, his foundation announced on February 4, 2025. He was the founder and president of ...

“To mark the accession of Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan as the fiftieth hereditary Imam of the Shi’a Ismaili Muslim community, and in accordance with long-standing tradition, it has ...

A life of service Born in 1936, Aga Khan IV succeeded his grandfather as Imam in 1957 at age 20. His primary concern was improving the quality of life for the Ismaili community and those around ...

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta. [File, Standard] Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent his condolence message, following the death of the Aga Khan. The imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of ...