the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. Over decades, the late Aga Khan evolved into a business magnate and a ...

Following the death of his father the Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been announced as the new Aga Khan—the ...

Born Prince Karim al-Hussaini ... A year earlier, he received a call from his ailing 79-year-old grandfather, the Aga Khan III, who was convalescing on the French Riviera.

His grandfather, the Aga Khan III, skipped over other descendants in 1957 to name a successor, pointing to the need for a young man’s mind-set to meet a rapidly changing world. At the time ...

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 1936, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV ascended to the leadership at age 20 while he was a Harvard undergraduate. He succeeded his grandfather, the Aga Khan III ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate, and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes ...

According to "Who's Who in France," he was born on Dec. 13 ... two weeks after his grandfather the Aga Khan III unexpectedly made him heir to the family's 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the ...

Treated as a head of state, the Aga Khan 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 ...