Rahim becomes Aga Khan V following the death of his father, Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, in Lisbon aged 88, earlier this month.Ismaili Muslims are a sect within Shia Islam with a distinct ...

The Aga Khan Prince Karim Al Hussaini, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, has died. He was 88 years old. The Aga Khan died on Tuesday in Portugal surrounded by his family ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV smiles to Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during an official visit at the Belem Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 9, 2018.

Speaking of his early life, Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV was born on December 13, 1936, in Geneva. The eldest son of Prince Aly Khan by his first wife, Joan Yarde-Buller, he spent his ...

Karim Aga Khan, his wife the Begum Salima, and their son, Prince Rahim are seen in Geneva, Feb. 9, 1972. Image: ‎/AP Prince Rahim is the eldest son of the former Aga Khan.