Aga Khan IV, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims, ... The current Imam of the Nizari Ismailis is . Aga Khan IV (Prince Karim Aga Khan), who has led the community since 1957.

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V formally acceded as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in a historic ceremony held at The Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal.The ...

Rahim, 53, became the fifth Aga Khan and the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam, whose leaders claim descent from the Prophet Muhammad.

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, ... 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 Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a renowned philanthropist, has died at 88. Skip to content.

The Aga Khans are descended from Prophet Muhammad through Imam Ali and his wife Fatima. Shah Karim, the 49th Imam in the lineage, took his title as Aga Khan in 1957, when he was 20, after the ...

His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a renowned philanthropist, has died at 88. Skip to content NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 5:30 ...