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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, in ...
Earlier this week, Aga Khan IV died at the age of 88 at his home in Lisbon. Born Prince Karim Al-Hussaini in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1936, he inherited from his grandfather the mantle of spiritual ...
The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sept. 18, 2013. ( ...
The Aga Khan IV, whose teachings on the significance of pluralism and the centrality of civil society inspired my career and my nonprofit’s work, had died. I had been bracing myself for this news. His ...
FILE – The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sept. 18, 2013.
Born Prince Karim al-Husayn Shah in Geneva on December 13, 1936, the Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather in 1957 as the 49th imam of the Ismailis at the age of 21.
Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was named the new spiritual leader of Shiite Ismaili Muslims on Wednesday, following the death of his father, Karim Al-Husseini Aga Khan IV in Lisbon. Mr Rahim, 53 ...
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.
His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88. [AFP] World leaders are paying tribute to His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga ...
Last week, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 was named the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims after his father, the former leader, passed away on Feb. 4. Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title ...
The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community announced earlier that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili ...