His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV, was the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims ... who grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, will get to witness the third imam of ...

He was also the founder of the Aga Khan Foundation charity, giving his name to institutions, including a university in Karachi ... of the social elite. The Shia Ismaili community in Mumbai ...

The global Ismaili Muslim community witnessed a historic and deeply significant moment today as Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini, ...

Rahim, 53, became the fifth Aga Khan and the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam ... including the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. “It’s a cohesive vision that ...

He appeared to be a man of contradictions — a globe-trotting aristocrat who belonged to a tradition dating back to one of the ...

The passing of His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder ... Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Karachi, Dhaka, and Bombay [ now Mumbai], saw the Aga Khan ...

Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced. Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims ... The Ismailis are a Shia Muslim sect who revere a number of Imams, including Imam Ismail, who died in 765 AD.

Aga Khan IV became the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at just 20 years old ... His name is also linked to important institutions like a university in Karachi and the Aga Khan ...