6 days ago · In 1969, the Aga Khan married Lady James Charles Crichton-Stuart, who became Princess Salimah Aga Khan, and assumed the name Begum Salimah Aga Khan upon marrying him. Sarah Frances was previously married to Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart, son of John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute.

6 days ago · The late Aga Khan IV experienced two high-profile failed marriages, first with British model Sarah Croker Poolem and later with German-born Gabriele Homey. He was a spiritual leader among the Ismaili Muslims , the 49th hereditary Imam, and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad himself.

Aga Khan IV skiing for Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Aga Khan IV was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13 December 1936, as Prince Karim, the eldest son of Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960) and his first wife, Princess Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller (1908–1997). His mother was the eldest daughter of the …

6 days ago · Prince Karim married Princess Inaara (formerly Gabriele Renate Thyssen) in 1998. They separated in 2004 and their marriage was finally annulled in 2014 as they reached a divorce settlement. The...

3 days ago · At his Aiglemont estate outside Paris he trained thoroughbreds, a pastime that cemented a friendship with the late Queen Elizabeth II. One guest to a three-day wedding he organised for one of his...

Oct 28, 2019 · The Wedding of Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and Sarah Frances Croker-Poole, formerly Lady James Charles Crichton-Stuart, at his home in Paris on this day in 1969. The Prince and Begum Aga Khan, who took the name Begum Salimah Aga Khan, had three children and were married for over 35 years until their divorce in 1995.

4 days ago · Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Kendra Spears pose together during their wedding ceremony on August 31, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. ... The new Aga Khan V “will take over a vast portfolio.

Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان; Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) [1] is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. From 1957 to 2025, the holder of the title was the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV (1936–2025).

6 days ago · PARIS — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars ...

1 day ago · 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 ...