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 ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan, renowned for his triumphs in horse racing, immense wealth, and global development work, breathed his last in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88 on Tuesday.

Born Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini on December 13, 1936 in Geneva, the Aga Khan IV spent his early years in Nairobi, Kenya, but later returned to Switzerland, attending the exclusive Le Rosey ...

A coffin of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, is carried into the hearse from the Ismaili Centre during his funeral in Lisbon, Portugal, February 8, 2025.

Pakistan has extended deepest condolences at the passing away of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV. In a statement today, the Foreign Office said spiritual leader, statesman, ... The people of ...

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.

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 ...

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.