(THE CONVERSATION) Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, 2025, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957.

This was my first thought when I heard about the death of HH Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th Imam Zaman of Islam's Ismaili sect and unquestionably the world leader who has inspired me most in my ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, claimed direct descent from the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Hazrat Bibi Fatima and his son-in-law Hazrat ...

People from East Africa and Burma are also said to have been relocated by the Aga Khan’s initiative. Prince Karim, mindful of his grandfather’s injunctions, proved to be an exemplary Imam by ...

The world mourns the loss of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, a luminous figure whose impact transcended borders, faiths, and generations. A visionary leader, humanitarian, and beacon of wisdom ...

The new Aga Khan assumed the title following the death of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismailis on February 4. The 49th Imam was buried at his family mausoleum in Aswan ...

Al-Hussaini graduated from Brown in 1995 with a degree in comparative literature. His father, Prince Karim al-Hussaini and the late Aga Khan IV, gave a commencement speech in 1996, where he spoke ...

GILGIT: Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, the new imam of Ismaili Muslims, has urged his followers to take action to protect climate. Prince Rahim, who formally assumed the mantle as the 50th ...

His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has formally assumed his role as the new spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims community. The accession ceremony took place at the Diwan of the ...

He will take on the role from his father Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Tuesday at the age of 88 ...

On 4 February, 2025, His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away peacefully at the age of 88, in Lisbon, Portugal, surrounded ...

The 53-year-old was sworn in as the movement's 50th imam at a ceremony in Lisbon, where his father, Prince Karim Al Hussaini, or Aga Khan IV, died last Tuesday at the age of 88. The Aga Khan is ...