Half-British prince Rahim al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, becoming the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims and taking over a philanthropic empire worth $13 billion.

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, succeeding his late father, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, as the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims worldwide. The 50th ...

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan ... community announced earlier that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite ...

His father, Prince Aly Khan, was bypassed in the line of succession, with the Aga Khan III declaring: ‘in view of the altered conditions in the world in very recent years, including the discoveries of ...

Following the death of his father the Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been announced as the new Aga Khan—the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam.

His new status, he said ... All three siblings went on to work in the Aga Khan’s organizations. Prince Rahim has been named to succeed him as the Aga Khan V. The Aga Khan in 2002 with his ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan ... earlier that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite ...

The appointment was made after Prince Karim Aga Khan's will was unsealed, the Aga Khan Development Network said in a statement.Prince Karim Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as Imam of the ...