Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان, Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) [1] is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. From 1957 to 2025, the holder of the title was the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV (1936–2025).

Prince Karim Al-Husseini Aga Khan[2][3][4][5] (Arabic: شاه كريم الحسيني, romanized: Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī; 13 December 1936 – 4 February 2025), known as the Aga Khan IV (Persian: آقا خان چهارم, romanized: Āqā Khān Chārom), [6][7] was a religious leader, businessman, and socialite best known as the 49th imam of Isma'ilism from 1957 until his deat...

5 days ago · Indeed, the Aga Khan IV confronted several modern-day crises afflicting his followers, who are concentrated in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and East Africa. Many of them faced ...

4 days ago · Prince Karim Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as imam of the Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20. The prince had an estimated fortune of $1bn (£801m) in 2008, according to Forbes magazine ...

5 days ago · 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 ...

4 days ago · PARIS — 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 ...

1 day ago · The Aga Khan IV was born in Switzerland as Prince Karim Al-Hussaini in 1936, the eldest son of renowned playboy Prince Aly Khan and his wife Joan, the daughter of a British baron.

4 days ago · The Aga Khan, who emerged as the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, and a philanthropist, “passed away peacefully” in Lisbon, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, the official website of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) announced. Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV was the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, who ...

Dec 9, 2024 · Aga Khan IV is the elder son of Prince Aly Khan by his first wife, Joan Yarde-Buller, the daughter of the 3rd Baron Churston. Educated in Switzerland and at Harvard University, he was chosen as successor to the imamate of the Nizārī Ismāʿīlī sect by his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, whom he.

4 days ago · Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan IV has died at 88. He inherited the title of the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismailis in 1957 at just 20 years old. They believed that he was a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad. His followers are spread across Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and North America