A life of service Born in 1936, Aga Khan IV succeeded his grandfather as Imam in 1957 at age 20. His primary concern was improving the quality of life for the Ismaili community and those around ...

With his father’s passing in February 2025, Prince Rahim succeeded him as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, adopting the title Aga Khan V. Princess Zahra, the eldest daughter of ...

The Imam of Lucknow Eidgah, Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali has advised Muslims to offer Friday namaz for next week at a mosque in their locality instead of going to faraway ones. The advisory ...

Khan said a new Imam has stepped in to temporarily fill his position. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.

Through his building programmes and the Aga Khan Award, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili ... From the age of 20, when he became the 49th Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims in ...

Imran Khan is the founder of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. In jail since 2023, he has been ...

(ANALYSIS) Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957. He came to be known ...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has ascended as the 50th hereditary Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims following the death of his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini A ...

Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Shia Muslims, passed away on February 4, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88. He led the Ismaili community for 67 years and played a ...

This initiative is set to foster community engagement and enhance the observance of the holy month of Ramadan. Imam Halim Khan of Meten Meer Zorg (East) Masjid is a strong proponent of the National ...

Pakistan has declared Saturday, February 8, as a National Day of Mourning to honor the passing of His Highness Shah Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan... Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been officially declared ...