The ten-year-old daughter of Princess Charlene and Prince Albert joined her parents and her brother, Prince Jacques, on a ...

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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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 ...

“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.

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim – the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims – was announced Tuesday by ...