2 days ago · Records show that the title ‘His Highness’ was accorded to Aga Khan III by Queen Victoria in 1886 when he was just 9 years old, the year after his accession to the role of Imam. The title of ‘His Highness’ was accorded to Aga Khan IV by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1957 approximately a fortnight after he succeeded his grandfather.

Feb 5, 2025 · Having celebrated his Golden and Diamond Jubilees with Queen Elizabeth II, the Aga Khan often appeared at state dinners alongside the likes of Princess Margaret and the Prince and Princess of Wales. Though he had no political territory, he was virtually a one-man state and was often received like a head of state when he travelled.

6 days ago · Queen Elizabeth II and The Aga Khan at a dinner at Buckingham Palace, in London, July 7, 2008, to mark the Aga Khan’s Golden Jubilee. (AP Photo) A philanthropist. Khan’s charitable work includes setting up of healthcare, educational and cultural projects, within the larger body of AKDN, which is based in Switzerland.

6 days ago · Aga Khan in photos Queen Elizabeth II hosts a dinner at Buckingham Palace to mark the Golden Jubilee of SAS Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the hereditary spiritual Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili ...

6 days ago · The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, has died. Karim Al-Hussaini became the Aga Khan at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate when his grandfather passed over his father as his successor. ... 2008, to mark the Aga Khan’s Golden Jubilee. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP, File) Read More. 9 of 13 |

Feb 4, 2025 · The Aga Khan marking his Golden Jubilee with the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2008 Credit: PA Our Foreign Staff. 04 February 2025 11:02pm GMT Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world’s ...

Oct 29, 2012 · His Highness the Aga Khan showing his happiness during the ceremony marking his Golden Jubilee in Nairobi, Kenya on March 1, 1936. His Highness weighed against gold valued at $111,248 (22,773 Sterling pounds).

Finally, on January 19, 1936, the Golden Jubilee of the Aga Khan was celebrated with great pomp at Hasanabad in Bombay, where a crowd of over 30,000 Ismailis was thronged. Among the special guests who also attended were a number of ruling princes, leading government officials, judges of the High Court, foreign diplomats, business magnates, and ...

6 days ago · Fifty years later she held a dinner at Buckingham Palace to celebrate his golden jubilee. ... Forbes magazine described the Aga Khan as one of the world’s ten richest royals and estimates of his personal wealth varied from $1 billion to more than $13 billion. Nevertheless, he took his responsibilities as Ismaili leader seriously and was ...

Jul 1, 2008 · Golden Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan. His Highness the Aga Khan completed his 50th year as the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims on 11th July 2007, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah.