Husseini, known as Aga Khan IV, passed away on February 4, 2025, at 88, after serving as the 49th imam of Nizari Ismaili Muslims for more than 67 years.

Hussaini, the new spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor to his father, who died at 88.

Founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) died at age 88. he was surrounded by his family as he breathed his last in Lisbon, Portugal.

The Aga Khan, the leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims and known for development work around the world, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, according to the Aga Khan Development Network.

Following the death of his father the Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been announced as the new Aga Khan—the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam. He was designated as Aga Khan V in his father’s will, which was unsealed yesterday.

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 into building homes,

Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, was the spiritual leader to 20 million Nizari Ismaili Muslims and a major investor in European racing and owned a number of prestigious equine and bloodstock properties in France and Ireland.

Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Nizari Isma’ilism sect of Shia Islam, has died in Lisbon, Portugal. The billionaire religious leader, whose birth name was Mawlana Shah Karim al Hussaini,

Shergar, a brilliant winner of Britain’s most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby, was taken from his stable in 1983. He was never seen again.

The Aga Khan IV then took control of the Thoroughbred operation in 1960 following the death of his father. He earned France's leading owner title in his first year at the helm, and success followed in the years to come with names like Blushing Groom,