Half-British prince Rahim al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, becoming the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims and taking over a philanthropic empire worth $13 billion.

Goodbye, Kendra Spears. Hello, Princess Salwa Aga Khan.The 25-year-old American model married Prince Rahim Aga Khan, son of the spiritual leader of the world’s Shia Ismaili Muslim denomination ...

The first royal baby of 2017 has been born! Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa Aga Khan — also known as Seattle native and fashion model Kendra Spears — have welcomed their second child together ...

The Sunday Business section of The New York Times had a profile of the Aga Khan. The Muslim leader (he is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad) is also a wealthy international businessman who owns ...

Meet the new Aga Khan: Half-British prince who inherits $13bn estate as Muslim spiritual leader The 53-year-old becomes the imam of Shiite Ismaili Muslims, estimated to be around 12 to 15 million ...

Even with Pope Benedict’s visit to the United States last week, I was pleasantly surprised to see some fairly major coverage of the visit of another religious leader, the Aga Khan. He is the head of a ...

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 ...

FILE - The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to millions of Ismaili Muslims, addresses an audience, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass ...

(The Conversation) — 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.