The Aga Khan IV, accompanied by his wife, Princess Salimah, right, greets his French jockey Yves Saint-Martin, winner of the Prix du Jockey Club, at the Chantilly Racecourse in France on June 3 ...

His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a renowned philanthropist, has died at 88.

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims — was announced Tuesday by ...