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Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world, passed away at 88 The businessman, philanthropist and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) died in ...
Who said what. Prince Karim Al-Hussaini became the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary iman in his family's 1,300-year-old dynasty when he was a 20-year-old student at Harvard.
His father, Prince Karim al-Hussaini and the late Aga Khan IV, gave a commencement speech in 1996, where he spoke about improving both the relationship between the Islamic world and the West and the ...
The Aga Khan, who inherited his title of the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismailis in 1957 at the age of 20, was believed to have been worth over £11bn at the time of his death.
King Charles III is "deeply saddened" after the death of the Aga Khan, who was a "personal friend of many years," a palace source said. The monarch, 76, was told about the death of Prince Karim Al ...
Considered by followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was a student when his grandfather picked him to lead the Shia Ismaili Muslim diaspora.
Prince Karim, 88, 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 the family’s 1,300 ...
Prince Karim, as the Aga Khan IV was known as a youth, in 1953, when he was a student at the exclusive Institut Le Rosey in Geneva. He and other students were on the shore of Lake Geneva. Credit ...
The death of the Aga Khan, one of the most influential owner/breeders in international horse racing, has been announced. He was 88. Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, was the spiritual leader to 20 ...
His Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community announced that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims ...
The Aga Khan III bypassed Prince Karim’s father, who was well-known for his playboy lifestyle around Europe. Instead, he picked Prince Karim, whom his friends called “K,” to take the title ...