On Wednesday, his son Rahim was named the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, in accordance ...

As leader of a branch of Shiite Islam, the Aga Khan mixed business projects and humanitarian initiatives as he built a ...

The Aga Khan IV then took control of the Thoroughbred operation in 1960 following the death of his father. He earned France's ...

Born Prince Karim al-Hussaini ... A year earlier, he received a call from his ailing 79-year-old grandfather, the Aga Khan III, who was convalescing on the French Riviera.

Prince Rahim, born on October 12 ... shortly after he unexpectedly inherited the position from his grandfather, Aga Khan III. In spite of his sometimes turbulent private life he remained ...

Born in Geneva on December 13 ... His grandfather, Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan III, passed away, and the responsibility of leading the Ismaili community fell on his shoulders at the young ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan was born in Geneva and spent his early years ... after succeeding his grandfather, Aga Khan III. His grandfather chose him over his father, Aly Khan, for the position ...

The baby was born October 12, 1971 ... two weeks after his grandfather the Aga Khan III unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect.

The late Prince was born in Switzerland's Geneva on December 13, 1936. His birth name was Prince Karim al-Hussaini, and he later inherited the title of Aga Khan after his grandfather Aga Khan III ...

The baby was born October 12, 1971, in Geneva ... two weeks after his grandfather the Aga Khan III unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. A ...

Born Prince Karim al-Hussaini on 13 December 1936 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Aga Khan inherited his title in 1957 at just 20 years old following the death of his grandfather, Aga Khan III.