His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February ...

the Aga Khan III, to bypass his two sons and name his grandson successor, says The Telegraph. The then Prince Karim didn’t disappoint in several later crises that afflicted followers spread ...

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 ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th Imam of Nizari Ismaili Muslims, died February 4 in Lisbon. He was 88. The Aga Khan’s eldest son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, has been designated the ...

The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili community, and a notable supporter of Irish horse racing, was taken place in Lisbon on Saturday. Canadian Prime Minister ...

THE coffin of Prince Karim al-Husseini is unloaded off a boat to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum on the west bank of the Nile river in Aswan, Egypt, on Sunday.—AFP Listen to article 1x 1.2x ...

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 ...

Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili community, was buried on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan city of Egypt, according to a statement issued by the ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, was laid to rest at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday. “He will be interred in the ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan was born in Switzerland and held British citizenship. In 1957, at age 20, he became the imam of the Ismaili Muslims, succeeding his grandfather, Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan.