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: ...

Fast cars, yachts and racehorses are not the usual accoutrements of religious leaders, but they fitted the lifestyle of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s 12 million Ismaili ...

The teachings of the late Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, point to role of civil society as a bulwark ...

The world mourns the loss of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, a luminous figure whose impact transcended borders, faiths, and generations. A visionary leader, humanitarian, and beacon of wisdom ...

His Highness Karim Aga Khan IV – widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and the West – secured refuge for roughly 6,000 Ismaili Muslims in Canada with the help of ...

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, ...

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, accompanied by senior PPP leader, Hassan Murtaza, visited the Jamat Khana of the late Prince Karim Aga Khan in Lahore, where he offered “Fateha ...

Investing in Education: A Key to Development One of Aga Khan’s greatest contributions was in education. Through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), he established top-tier schools and ...

Last week, the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community announced the passing of the Aga Khan IV, ...

Aswan also holds a historical significance for the Aga Khan family as it pays homage to the Fatimid dynasty, from which the Ismaili Imams trace their lineage. With the burial of Aga Khan IV in ...

The leaders of the Dawoodi Bohra Community representing His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, paid a condolence call on His Highness Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, in Lisbon, on the sad ...

The more concrete evidence of the formation of a distinct community can be traced back to the British colonial period The death of Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims ...