His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, has passed away at the age of 88.

surrounded by his family". It said: "His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be ...

SHAH Karim Al Hussaini, better known to the world as the Aga Khan, was a prince without a physical realm. Yet he mingled with kings and presidents, and oversaw a fortune reportedly worth billions ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th spiritual leader of the Ismaili community was laid to rest at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday. “He will be interred in the ...

President Asif Ali Zardari has departed for Lisbon, Portugal, where he will meet His Highness Prince Rahim Agha Khan to extend his condolences on the passing away of the late Prince Karim Aga Khan IV.

Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb attended the funeral ceremony of late Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan in Lisbon today. During the meeting with Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, the 50th ...

When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957, he became the imam of the Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam, at the age of 20. His grandfather chose Karim as his ...

Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili community, was buried on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan city of Egypt, according to a statement issued by the ...

PRINCE Karim Aga Khan was a man who straddled various worlds and cultures. Beyond his role as spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, he was a man of great wealth and influence ...