The Aga Khan IV is the eldest son of Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960), and his first wife, Princess Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller (1908–1997), the eldest daughter of the British peer John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston.

1 day ago · Prince Karim, as the Aga Khan IV was known as a youth, in 1953, when he was a student at the exclusive Institut Le Rosey in Geneva. He and other students were on the shore of Lake Geneva. Credit...

1 day ago · His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was a student when his grandfather passed over his playboy father as his successor to lead the diaspora of Shia Ismaili Muslims. IE 11 is not supported.

1 day ago · Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan IV has died at 88. He inherited the title of the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismailis in 1957 at just 20 years old. They believed that he was a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad. His followers are spread across Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and North America

18 hours ago · Prince Karim Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as Imam of the Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20. He died surrounded by family in Lisbon, Portugal, which is the seat of the Ismaili Imamat. ...

1 day ago · Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88. A statement from his central philanthropic organization said he died "peacefully" in ...

1 day ago · Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 1936, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV ascended to the leadership at age 20 while he was a Harvard undergraduate. He succeeded his grandfather, the Aga Khan III ...

1 day ago · The Aga Khan Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, spiritual leader and friend of the late Queen, dies aged 88. The Aga Khan was the spiritual leader of about 12 million people from the Ismaili sect of Islam ...

19 hours ago · Prince Rahim, who is the Aga Khan V, will take the reins of a Shiite Muslim lineage that claims descent from the Prophet Muhammad. Ismaili Muslims, numbering 12 million to 15 million, live in more ...

18 hours ago · 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 grandfather, the Aga Khan III ...