Feb 5, 2025 · PARIS (AP) — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes into building homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries, died Tuesday.He was 88. His Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community announced that His ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes...

4 days ago · ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — 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 the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community. His son, 53-year-old Rahim Al-Hussaini, has been named as the Aga Khan V, the spiritual leader of the world ...

Feb 5, 2025 · PARIS (AP) — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of...

Feb 5, 2025 · LISBON, Portugal — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father.

Feb 4, 2025 · The Aga Khan, who assumed the role of spiritual leader for millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 while an undergraduate at Harvard, has died at age 88.

Feb 5, 2025 · The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims who poured billions of dollars into a vast business development network, has died at the age of 88.

Feb 5, 2025 · Regarded as a head of state, the Aga Khan was granted the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, just two weeks after his grandfather, Aga Khan III, unexpectedly named him heir to the family’s 1,300-year-old dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. He officially became Aga Khan IV on October 19, 1957, in Dar es ...

Feb 5, 2025 · The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslim community and known for his development work around the world, has died in Lisbon aged 88.

Feb 5, 2025 · Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, more famously known as Aga Khan IV, was an 88-year-old man who died on February 4, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a spiritual icon to millions of Ismaili Muslims and also one of the world's most prominent philanthropists. According to the AKDN, he had passed away peacefully in his sleep with his family by his side.