Born in 1936 in Geneva, Prince Karim assumed the imamat at age 20 in 1957, when he was declared heir to his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III. Both his father Prince Aly and his ...

This was my first thought when I heard about the death of HH Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th Imam Zaman of Islam’s Ismaili sect and unquestionably the world leader who has inspired me most in my ...

Mumbai: The funeral ceremony for Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, will take ...

Prince Rahim becomes 50th Aga Khan imam after passing of father The funeral for Prince Karim is expected to take place in Portugal's capital 'in the coming days' Published: Thu 6 Feb 2025, 11:53 AM ...

The new Aga Khan assumed the title following the death of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismailis on February 4. The 49th Imam was buried at his family mausoleum in Aswan ...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V formally acceded as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in a historic ceremony held at The Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal.

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims on Wednesday, following the unsealing of the Will of his late father, Prince Karim ...

Born in 1971, Prince Rahim Aga Khan is the eldest son of the late Aga Khan IV and Begum Salimah. Educated in the United States, he has been deeply involved in the Aga Khan Development Network ...

Prince Karim, as the Aga Khan IV was known as a youth, in 1953, when he was a student at the exclusive Institut Le Rosey in Geneva. He and other students were on the shore of Lake Geneva. Credit ...

Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been announced as 50th hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims as designated by Shah Karim, according to an official announcement on Wednesday.

V.S. Naipaul once said that ancestral memories are like“trap doors to a bottomless past”. This was my first thought when I heard about the death of HH Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th Imam ...