Prince Rahim Aga Khan V formally acceded as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in a historic ceremony held at The Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal.

The Aga Khan IV, born Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, was the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

His Ideas Inspired My Nonprofit. They Hold Keys to Staving Off Tyranny The teachings of the late Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, point to the role of civil society as a bulwark ...

People carry the coffin of Prince Karim al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, who died Feb. 4 in Portugal, to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum, in ...

His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a renowned philanthropist, has died at 88.

A funeral ceremony is being held today in Lisbon for the Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's Shi'ite Ismaili Muslims who passed away in Portugal on February 4 at the age of 88. He ...

His Highness the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee marks his 60th anniversary as the Imam, the spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world.

LISBON / ISLAMABAD: Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was on Wednesday named the 50th hereditary imam (spiritual leader), following the unsealing of the will of his late father, Prince Karim Al ...

The succession follows the death of Prince Karim Al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV in Lisbon at the age of 88 earlier today.

Rahim al-Hussaini, the eldest son of the late Mawlana Shah Karim Aga Khan IV, has been named the 50th hereditary Imam following the unsealing of his father’s will, according to the Aga Khan ...