The Aga Khan, whose ancestors fled Persia for India two centuries ago, was born in Switzerland and spent much of his later life in France, despite having British citizenship.

The Aga Khan, whose ancestors fled Persia for India two centuries ago, was born in Switzerland and spent much of his later life in France, despite having British citizenship.

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate, ... Prince Karim's ancestors had fled Persia for India two centuries ago.

The Aga Khan addresses an audience about the challenges to a pluralistic society on Nov. 12, 2015, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Steven Senne/AP ...

I had been bracing myself for this news. His Highness Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV was 88 and reportedly in poor health. For nearly 68 years, he had served as the spiritual leader of the ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88. A statement from his central philanthropic organization said he died "peacefully" in ...

He became the Aga Khan IV on Oct. 19, 1957, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on the spot where his grandfather once had his weight equaled in diamonds in gifts from his followers.

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims and a major philanthropist, has died. His son will succeed him.

The Aga Khan, who assumed the role of spiritual leader for millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 while an undergraduate at Harvard, has died at age 88. He dedicated vast resources, ...

The Aga Khan was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather the Aga Khan III unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year ...

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 ...