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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at his office at Lusail Palace this morning with Chair of the Aga Khan Development Network Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, along ...
The Aga Khan was a familiar and revered figure to members of the sect scattered in minority communities not only in the Indian subcontinent and Africa, but also in Europe and Canada.
The title of Aga Khan was first bestowed upon Hasan Ali Shah (1804-1881), the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, by the Iranian king Fath-Ali Shah Qajar in the 19th century.
Last week, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 was named the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims after his father, the former leader, passed away on Feb. 4. Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title ...
LISBON, (Portugal): His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, accompanied by his family, received global leaders of the ...
His Highness Aga Khan V wearing the khilat (robe) of the preceding Imam in the presence of leaders representing the global Ismaili community in Lisbon, Portugal on February 11, 2025.
The 53-year-old was sworn in as the movement's 50th imam at a ceremony in Lisbon, where his father, Prince Karim Al Hussaini, or Aga Khan IV, died last Tuesday at the age of 88.
The late Aga Khan was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as ...
And now, he has just granted his successor the title ‘His Highness’. After the unsealing of Prince Karim’s will, his half-British son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, was named Aga Khan V. Aged 53, Prince ...
The funeral ceremony for Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, took place Saturday morning at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon. Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th ...
Mumbai: Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the head of the Shia Ismaili community, who died in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday, aged 88, is remembered by his followers in Mumbai as a visionary ...
Prince Rahim Aga Khan V was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated in 1995 from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature.