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Meet the new Aga Khan: Half-British prince who inherits $13bn estate as Muslim spiritual leader - The 53-year-old becomes the imam of Shiite Ismaili Muslims, estimated to be around 12 to 15 ...
The passing of His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), marks the end of a legacy defined by unparalleled ...
PARIS (AP) — 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 ...
The Aga Khan then married Gabriele Homey of Germany in 1998 and became a father again at the age of 64 in 2000. The imam and his second wife -- also known as Begum Inaara Aga Khan -- separated in ...
The Aga Khan’s son, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, was named the Aga Khan V as the new leader of Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shiite Islam with about 15 million followers concentrated in Central Asia ...
The Aga Khan, known for his triumphs in horse racing, dazzling wealth and development work around the world, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, according to the Aga Khan Development Network on X.
Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, a son of the Aga Khan IV, was named as his successor on Wednesday, inheriting the role of spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims around the world.. Rahim, 53 ...