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

Half-British prince who inherits $13bn estate as Muslim spiritual leader - The 53-year-old becomes the imam of Shiite Ismaili ...

"His Highness the Aga Khan believes that Islam is a faith of reason that respects the human intellect and the search for knowledge. We are fully engaged in the modern world and the imam interprets ...

Read: Amin Mawji: He was a patient, visionary leader who thought in generations "Throughout his life, His Highness the Aga Khan IV emphasised that Islam is a thinking, spiritual faith that ...

The Aga Khan's first marriage was to a British woman, Sarah Croker Poole, who converted to Islam, changed her name to Salimah Aga Khan, and assumed an aristocratic title of begum upon her marriage.

The Aga Khan, a spiritual leader ... the British citizen was the religious head of the Ismaili sect of Islam, which has as many as 15 million members. He inherited his title from his grandfather ...

By Alan Cowell The Aga Khan IV, who as the leader of the world ... a branch of the Shiite tradition of Islam with a following of 15 million people in 35 countries. An imam, or leader of his ...

The Aga Khan -- believed by the Ismailis to be a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad -- was the spiritual leader of around 12 million followers of the Ismaili sect of Islam. 'As we honour the ...

When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957, he became the imam of the Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam, at the age of 20. I am deeply saddened by the news that ...

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, Iran, Pakistan and East Africa. Born Prince ...

“Through out his life, His Highness the Aga Khan V emphasised that Islam is a thinking, spiritual faith that teaches compassion and tolerance, and upholds the dignity of humankind,” an ...