The 53-year-old was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, in his father’s will. His father died Tuesday in Portugal.
The Ismaili Muslim community in Alberta is mourning the passing of Prince Karim Al-Husseini also known as the Aga Khan IV, and the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslim.
The Ismaili community and the Aga Khan Development Network confirmed the news of the Aga Khan's death in public statements ...
His Highness was a visionary ahead of his time. He saw culture as a means of improving people’s life, not an elitist luxury.
Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the ...
Hussaini Aga Khan V was on Wednesday named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims following ...
The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate, and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes ...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year ...