PARIS (AP) — 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 ...

ASWAN, Egypt — 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 ...

The Aga Khan, one of the richest men in the world who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at the age of 20, has died aged 88. Karim Al-Hussaini, the 49th ...

Work has resumed on the massive Ismaili Center near Buffalo Bayou after the death of the Aga Khan IV, the leader of the world's millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims known for his civic service in Houston.

(THE CONVERSATION) Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, 2025, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957.

Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title given to the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam. Although the Ismaili Muslim community is estimated to include only 12 to 15 million people, ...