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 announced Tuesday by ...

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 ...

His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has formally assumed his role as the new spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims community. The accession ceremony took place at the Diwan of the Ismaili ...

AFP look at five things about the Aga Khan's sporting world. - Winter Olympian - Before he got into racing, the Aga Khan was already a keen skier. "I like the atmosphere in ski racing," he said.

LISBON, (Portugal): His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, accompanied by his family, received global leaders of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community at his Accession Ceremony Tuesday. The event took ...

LISBON, Portugal — The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, has taken place in Lisbon. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Spain’s King ...

The family traces their descent directly from Prophet Muhammad and the Aga Khan is treated as a head of state. The late Aga Khan III was very clear about his choice. He had written in his will: ...