By Alan Cowell The Aga Khan IV, who as the leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims fused entrepreneurship and philanthropy in becoming one of the world’s wealthiest hereditary rulers ...

Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88 ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV passed on in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, February 4, surrounded by his family ... just weeks shy of his eightieth birthday. On the afternoon of July 12, ...

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim – the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims – was announced Tuesday by ...

(RNS) — The Aga Khan IV was often referred to as a philanthropist, but the description ignores the spiritual impetus for his work. (RNS) — On Tuesday (Feb. 4), Shah Karim al-Hussaini ...

PARIS (AP) — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of ... Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers Hurricane Barbara plows forward along western coast ...

LISBON, Portugal — 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-old was ...

Sulaiyma, a 4-year-old filly by Kingman , headlined the Goffs Online Sale of seven Aga Khan horses when making €150,000 (US$156,370, €1=US$1.04) to Tally-Ho Stud Feb. 13. Sulaiyma and the ...

died Feb. 4 in Lisbon. He was 88. The Aga Khan Development Network announced the death but gave no cause. The Aga Khan’s son, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, was named the Aga Khan V as the new leader ...

The Aga Khan, founder of Aga Khan Development Network, gives a speech at the 2017 Asia Game Changer Awards and Gala Dinner in Manhattan, New York, U.S. November 1, 2017. Amr Alfiky/Reuters Paris ...