Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the ...

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, ...

As leader of a branch of Shiite Islam, the Aga Khan mixed business projects and humanitarian initiatives as he built a ...

Distant and specific are the nature of such things, and yet they tell any who read that the late Aga Khan IV was a breeder ...

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 Ismaili religious community said Prince Karim will be laid to rest during a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt, on ...

A year earlier, he received a call from his ailing 79-year-old grandfather, the Aga Khan III, who was convalescing on the French Riviera. “He just said, ‘Come and see me,’ ” the Aga Khan ...

Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300 ...

Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims.He was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili ...

where Villa Nour El Salam and the mausoleum of Aga Khan III are situated,” read the communique from the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat. “The casket was carried by hand in a procession which was ...

His grandfather, the Aga Khan III, skipped over other descendants in 1957 to name a successor, pointing to the need for a young man’s mind-set to meet a rapidly changing world. At the time ...

two weeks after his grandfather the Aga Khan III unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. He became the Aga Khan IV on Oct. 19 ...