was named the Aga Khan V as the new leader of Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shiite Islam with about 15 million followers concentrated in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and East Africa. Born Prince ...
Hussaini, son of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, has been named in his father’s will as his successor to lead the ...
The Aga Khan (L) training on the slopes of Val d'Isere ... years later opted to compete at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics for Iran. He finished 53rd out of 96 in the giant slalom and 59th out ...
Photo: PA The Aga Khan represented Iran in the 1964 Winter Olympics. Photo: PA Jockey Gerald Mosse pats ‘Daryaba’ as the Aga Khan and his wife Irana look on. Photo: PA The Aga Khan ...
AFP look at five things about the Aga Khan's sporting world ... later opted to compete at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics for Iran. He finished 53rd out of 96 in the giant slalom and 59th out ...
But the Aga Khan, who died on Tuesday aged 88 ... meetings that breached the Cold War divide and the even competed for Iran in the 1964 Winter Olympics. The King was made aware of the death ...
Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Spain’s King Emeritus Juan Carlos were among the dignitaries who attended Saturday ...
The Aga Khan was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather the Aga ...
The Aga Khan is considered by his followers to be a direct descendant ... Ismailis lived for many generations in Iran, Syria ...