Hussaini, the new spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor to his father, who died at 88.

Half-British prince who inherits $13bn estate as Muslim spiritual leader - The 53-year-old becomes the imam of Shiite Ismaili ...

"His Highness the Aga Khan believes that Islam is a faith of reason that respects the human intellect and the search for knowledge. We are fully engaged in the modern world and the imam interprets ...

Following the death of his father the Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been announced as the new Aga Khan—the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam.

Despite spending most of his life out of the limelight, the Aga Khan was the spiritual leader of about 12 million people from the Ismaili sect of Islam. Some of his followers believed he was the ...

The Aga Khan, a spiritual leader ... the British citizen was the religious head of the Ismaili sect of Islam, which has as many as 15 million members. He inherited his title from his grandfather ...

He was regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed and enjoyed near divine status as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Nizaris, a branch of Shia Islam ... I. Aga Khan IV died ...

By Alan Cowell The Aga Khan IV, who as the leader of the world ... a branch of the Shiite tradition of Islam with a following of 15 million people in 35 countries. An imam, or leader of his ...

was named the Aga Khan V as the new leader of Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shiite Islam with about 15 million followers concentrated in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and East Africa. Born Prince ...

“Through out his life, His Highness the Aga Khan V emphasised that Islam is a thinking, spiritual faith that teaches compassion and tolerance, and upholds the dignity of humankind,” an ...