Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away on February 4 at the age of 88 in Lisbon, surrounded by his family.

The late Aga Khan was invited to India in 2018 to celebrate his Diamond Jubilee and inaugurate the Sunder Nursery in Delhi. In 2013, he visited to open the restored Humayun’s Tomb.

FILE – The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sept. 18, 2013. (AP Photo ...

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 ...

The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 18, 2013. | Manish Swarup/AP ...

Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was named the new spiritual leader of Shiite Ismaili Muslims on Wednesday, following the death of his father, Karim Al-Husseini Aga Khan IV in Lisbon.. Mr Rahim, 53 ...

The Aga Khan Education Service (AKES) in Uganda is a pioneer in offering quality education. Today, AKES operates co-educational day schools in central Kampala, serving nursery, primary, and ...

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 ...

He became the Aga Khan IV on Oct. 19, 1957, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on the spot where his grandfather once had his weight equaled in diamonds in gifts from his followers.

FILE – Indian President Pranab Mukherjee confers the Padma Vibhushan to the Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, left, during a civil investiture ceremony at the presidential palace in ...

The Aga Khan addresses an audience about the challenges to a pluralistic society Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo ...