Aga Khan IV, Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, the spiritual leader of Nizari Ismaili Muslims worldwide, is dead. He passed away in Lisbon at the age of 88, his development network said on Tuesday.

His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and was the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. View on euronews ...

The Aga Khan is considered the bringer of life and descendent of Prophet Muhammad by the Ismaili community, and whoever is crowned with the title enjoys the status of a god in their eyes. Dec. 24, ...

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The 53-year-old was sworn in as the movement's 50th imam at a ceremony in Lisbon, where his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, or Aga Khan IV, died last Tuesday at the age of 88. The Aga Khan is ...

[AFP] The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died Tuesday in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced. He was the founder and president ...

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been named the 50 th spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. [Courtesy] Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been named the 50 th hereditary ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini became the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary iman in his family's 1,300-year-old dynasty when he was a 20-year-old student at Harvard. His grandfather, the Aga Khan III ...

Enjoy guided tours in the Ismaili Centre, Toronto (across from the Aga Khan Museum and Park). Filled on a first-come, first-served basis, tours are limited to 20 visitors per session and depart ...