He appeared to be a man of contradictions — a globe-trotting aristocrat who belonged to a tradition dating back to one of the ...

Shah Karim Al-Husseini (December 13, 1936 – February 4, 2025), known as Karim Aga Khan, known to his Ismaili followers by the religious title Maulana Hazir Imam, was the 49th Imam of the Ismaili Shia.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A burial service for Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the ...

In his first address as Imam, The Aga Khan V acknowledged the pledges of allegiance, expressed gratitude to his family and the community, and paid tribute to the extraordinary legacy of his late ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, was regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed, given nearly divine status as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili sect of Shia Islam.

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was named the 50th imam of Ismaili Muslims, following death of the 49th imam Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) announced on X.

Thanks to his grandfather’s will, he was hailed as the “Imam of the Atomic Age”. He passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 4, and was buried at the Mausoleum of Aga Khan in Egypt ...

LISBON, (Portugal): Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was today named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, following the unsealing of the Will of his late ...