I am not an Ismaili. In fact, my direct ancestor, the Mukhi of Calcutta Jamat in 1837, led a tax revolt/property dispute against the 1st Aga Khan when Lord Auckland invited him to flee Qajar Persia ...

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Nineteen projects from 15 countries have been shortlisted for the 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture —the first cycle since its founder, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV, died in February ...

After Aga Khan and Shaukat Ali toured India, collecting an amount of Rs 4,00,000, it was Raja of Mahmudabad who led from the front in the Muslim University’s cause.

Though the 'Founding Father of Pakistan', Mohammed Ali Jinnah never spoke much about his ancestry, it’s reported that he came from a Hindu Lohana family. His ancestors converted to Islam after facing ...

How Aga Khan III navigated the dual worlds of Indian Independence and loyalty to the British Aga Khan III was born into a privileged lifestyle, patronised by British rule in India. While he was active ...

Fast cars, yachts and racehorses are not the usual accoutrements of religious leaders, but they fitted the lifestyle of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s 12 million Ismaili ...

“The Imam is dead, long live the Imam!” With these words, Prince Aly Khan, the man who would have been Imam, embraced his son, the 20-year-old Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, and solemnly ...

The more concrete evidence of the formation of a distinct community can be traced back to the British colonial period The death of Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims ...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V named 50th hereditary Imam In his address, The Aga Khan paid tribute to his late father, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, and thanked his family for their presence and support.

Taking the name Aga Khan V, Prince Rahim Al Hussaini on Tuesday officially became the hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father a week earlier.

His ancestors had governed Egypt – the centre of the Fatimid Caliphate – during the 10th and 11th centuries. Aswan was the final resting place of Sir the Aga Khan III, and his wife, Mata Salamat.