Lisbon, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year ...

Prince Rahim is the eldest son of the former Aga Khan. He was educated in the U.S., having studied comparative literature at Brown University, and has served on the boards of various agencies ...

In 1957, at the age of 20, while he was studying Islamic history at Harvard University, Prince Karim inherited his title on the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III. With his ascension ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini who, at 20, became the 49th hereditary Imam or spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, and led the community with a blend of modernity and entrepreneurial flair, died ...

Shah said he wanted a young man as Aga Khan to cope the new age. The prince, a student at Harvard University in the United States at the time of his elevation, traversed that landscape on a ...

Rahim Al-Hussaini Is Named the New Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year ...