the Ismailis held a royal title second only to the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Prince Rahim has focused on climate issues and will now ...

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 the ...

A direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, Khan was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.

PARIS — The Aga ... Khan, and spent part of his childhood in Nairobi, Kenya — where a hospital now bears his name. He became well-known as a horse breeder and owner, and he represented Iran ...

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ... to be buried in Aswan near his grandfather, Sultan Muhammad Shah, and his grandmother, Om Habiba,” said Maj. Gen.

The Ismailis are a Shia Muslim sect. He had led the community since 1957, when his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, or Aga Khan III, had named him as successor, passing over his father.

The death of Prince Karim - the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims - was announced Tuesday by the Aga Khan Development ... Sultan Muhammad Shah, and his grandmother, Om Habiba ...