Aga Khan IV, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims, ... The current Imam of the Nizari Ismailis is . Aga Khan IV (Prince Karim Aga Khan), who has led the community since 1957.

The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community announced earlier that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili ...

Rahim, 53, became the fifth Aga Khan and the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam, whose leaders claim descent from the Prophet Muhammad.

The Aga Khan then married Gabriele Homey of Germany in 1998 and became a father again at the age of 64 in 2000. The imam and his second wife -- also known as Begum Inaara Aga Khan -- separated in ...

And now, he has just granted his successor the title ‘His Highness’. After the unsealing of Prince Karim’s will, his half-British son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, was named Aga Khan V. Aged 53, Prince ...

The Aga Khan IV, a revered spiritual leader, philanthropist, and one of the world's wealthiest men, passed away at the age of 88 in Lisbon, Portugal.As the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili ...

(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. He ...

Aga Khan IV's son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, on Wednesday morning was named the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, after his late father's will was unsealed, the Diwan of ...

The Aga Khan IV, born Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, was the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Aga Khans are descended from Prophet Muhammad through Imam Ali and his wife Fatima. Shah Karim, the 49th Imam in the lineage, took his title as Aga Khan in 1957, when he was 20, after the ...

The 53-year-old was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, in his father’s will. His father died Tuesday in Portugal.