Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the ...

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

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, ...

Distant and specific are the nature of such things, and yet they tell any who read that the late Aga Khan IV was a breeder ...

The Ismaili religious community said Prince Karim will be laid to rest during a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt, on ...

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. “He just said, ‘Come and see me,’ ” the Aga Khan ...

Prince Karim, 88, 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 ...

the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. Over decades, the late Aga Khan evolved into a business magnate and a ...

People with a particular historical awareness may remember his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, as one of the founders of the League of Nations and international statesman.

His grandfather, the Aga Khan III, skipped over other descendants in 1957 to name a successor, pointing to the need for a young man’s mind-set to meet a rapidly changing world. At the time ...

where Villa Nour El Salam and the mausoleum of Aga Khan III are situated,” read the communique from the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat. “The casket was carried by hand in a procession which was ...

Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims.He was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili ...