Hussaini, the new spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor to his father, who died at 88.

was named the Aga Khan V as the new leader of Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shiite Islam with about 15 million followers concentrated in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and East Africa. Born Prince ...

Despite spending most of his life out of the limelight, the Aga Khan was the spiritual leader of about 12 million people from the Ismaili sect of Islam. Some of his followers believed he was the ...

The Aga Khan -- believed by the Ismailis to be a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad -- was the spiritual leader of around 12 million followers of the Ismaili sect of Islam. 'As we honour the ...

Following the death of his father the Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been announced as the new Aga Khan—the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam.

His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, has passed away at the age of 88.

The Aga Khan, a spiritual leader ... the British citizen was the religious head of the Ismaili sect of Islam, which has as many as 15 million members. He inherited his title from his grandfather ...

The world's Ismaili community, a branch of Shi'ite Islam, comprises around 15 million ... Swiss-based Rahim is the eldest son of the Aga Khan IV and his first wife, Princess Salimah - née Sarah ...

"His Highness the Aga Khan believes that Islam is a faith of reason that respects the human intellect and the search for knowledge. We are fully engaged in the modern world and the imam interprets ...

Throughout his life, His Highness the Aga Khan IV emphasised that “Islam is a thinking, spiritual faith that teaches compassion and tolerance, and upholds the dignity of humankind.” ...

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