Aga Khan IV is survived by his four children – Zahra, Rahim, Hussain, and Aly Muhammad. Zahra, Rahim, and Hussain are Prince Karim Al-Husseini’s children from his first marriage with Salimah ...

A direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, Khan was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.

The Aga Khan, who has died at 88, became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at the age of 20. He was also one of a golden age of owner-breeders for European horse racing.

Prince Karim was born in Genthod, Switzerland, the son of Joan Yarde-Buller, daughter of the British peer Lord Churston; and Prince Aly Khan, an international playboy and son of the third Aga Khan.

who are direct descendant of Ali and Fatima. The Ismaili sect split into two branches in 1094. Aga Khan was the leader of the Nizari branch, which believes in a living imam or leader. The second ...

Born December 13, 1936, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was the son of Prince Aly Khan and his first wife Princess Tajuddawlah Aga Khan, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller. The Aga Khan spent his ...

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. Many years later ...

Aga Khan IV also ordained Islamia Constitution's latest version and he was believed to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad via his daughter Fatima and her husband Ali. He used to portray ...