Rahim becomes Aga Khan V following the death of his father, Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, in Lisbon aged 88, earlier this month. Ismaili Muslims are a sect within Shia Islam with a distinct ...

Rahim, 53, became the fifth Aga Khan and the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam, whose leaders claim descent from the Prophet Muhammad.

The Aga Khan is scheduled to speak on March 10 at Brown University. In the meantime, he continues to make the important distinction of the diverse cultures and traditions within Islam.

The Aga Khan's first marriage was to a British woman, Sarah Croker Poole, who converted to Islam, changed her name to Salimah Aga Khan, and assumed an aristocratic title of begum upon her marriage.

(The Conversation) — Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has served millions around the world since then.

The Aga Khan IV, who as the leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims fused entrepreneurship and philanthropy in becoming one of the world’s wealthiest hereditary rulers, died on Tuesday at his ...

Prince Rahim, the second child and eldest son of the former Aga Khan and his first wife, Sarah Crocker Poole, was born in Geneva. He went to school in the United States, attending high school at ...

The Aga Khan, known for his triumphs in horse racing, dazzling wealth and development work around the world, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, according to the Aga Khan Development Network on X.

On Feb. 4, we lost a monumental figure, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Ismaili Muslim community. He was not only a voice for the global Muslim community representing Islam as a ...

The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid network, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced on Wednesday.He was the founder and president of ...