Meet the new Aga Khan: Half-British prince who inherits $13bn estate as Muslim spiritual leader
Half-British prince who inherits $13bn estate as Muslim spiritual leader - The 53-year-old becomes the imam of Shiite Ismaili Muslims, estimated to be around 12 to 15 million globally ...
How Aga Khan III navigated the dual worlds of Indian Independence and loyalty to the British
Aga Khan III was born into a privileged lifestyle, patronised by British rule in India. While he was active in the ...
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Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony
Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the ...
King Charles “Deeply Saddened” Over Passing of the Aga Khan IV
In July 1957, when his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly designated Karim his ...
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, dies at 88; son named successor
The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims and a major philanthropist, has died. His son ...
Aga Khan's funeral service held in Portugal ahead of private burial ceremony in Egypt
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Spain’s King Emeritus Juan Carlos were among the dignitaries who attended Saturday ...
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The Aga Khan dies at 88; spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims was a global philanthropist
He was widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and the West despite his reticence to become involved in politics.
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Egypt hopes to capitalise on Aga Khan's burial to renew interest in the Aswan mausoleum
Egyptian officials are now hopeful that the recent burial of Aga Khan IV in the mausoleum's tomb in the city of Aswan will ...
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His Ideas Inspired My Nonprofit. They Hold Keys to Staving Off Tyranny
Yet the Aga Khan IV was only 20, an undergraduate at Harvard, when his grandfather, Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, appointed him to the role. Nobody lives forever. In fact, in virtually every ...