1 day ago · Religion See your latest updates. The Aga Khan, founder of Aga Khan Development Network, gives a speech at the 2017 Asia Game Changer Awards and Gala Dinner in Manhattan, New York, U.S. November 1 ...

20 hours ago · The Aga Khan addresses an audience about the challenges to a pluralistic society Thursday, Nov. 12, 2025, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo ...

1 day ago · PARIS — 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 ...

18 hours ago · Religion; speed read The Aga Khan, billionaire spiritual leader, dies at 88. Prince Karim Al-Hussaini's philanthropy funded hospitals, housing and schools in some of the world's poorest places.

The Aga Khan was the only religious or community leader in British India granted a personal gun salute. [10] When Hasan Ali Shah, the first Aga Khan, came to Sindh (which is now in Pakistan) from Afghanistan, he and his army were welcomed by Mir Nasir Khan Noori of Baluchistan.

1 day ago · Prince Karim Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as imam of the Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20. The prince had an estimated fortune of $1bn (£801m) in 2008, according to Forbes magazine .

The Aga Khan claims direct lineal descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, [9] [10] who is considered an Imam by Nizari Isma'ilis, and Ali's wife Fatima, Muhammad's daughter from his first marriage. Aga Khan IV is also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.