Descendant of Prophet Mohammed is also one of world's richest men. The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, looks on during a speaking event at Massey Hall in Toronto, Feb. 28, 2014 ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the global Ismaili community, passed away on Tuesday, leaving his tens of millions of followers across the world in mourning, the Diwan of the ...

Home Religion speed read The Aga Khan, billionaire spiritual leader, dies at 88 Prince Karim Al-Hussaini's philanthropy funded hospitals, housing and schools in some of the world's poorest places ...

Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300 ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, 2025, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957.

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 and then evolved into a business magnate and philanthropist, died Tuesday.

Karim Aga Khan, his wife the Begum Salima, and their son, Prince Rahim are seen in Geneva, Feb. 9, 1972. Prince Rahim is the eldest son of the former Aga Khan.

Ismaili mourners marched as bells rang during the burial ceremony in the country’s southern Aswan province, as Prince Karim’s body was taken in a van. They carried his body, draped in a white shroud, ...

Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300 ...