The Aga Khan Development Network employs some 96,000 people and finances development programs particularly in Asia and Africa. He died "peacefully" surrounded by his family in Lisbon. The Aga Khan ...

People with a particular historical awareness may remember his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, as one of the founders of the League of ... of a Muslim community known as ...

the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. The late Aga Khan evolved over decades into a business magnate and a ...

Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims and a friend of the late Queen, has died at the age of 88. He died on Tuesday surrounded by his family and an announcement on his ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan at an event on Oct. 2, 2019, in London. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images ...

He was a defender of Islamic culture and values, but also widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and the West. The Aga Khan Development Network deals mainly with issues ...

The Ismailis are a Shia Muslim sect. He had led the community since 1957, when his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, or Aga Khan III, had named him as successor, passing over his father.

Aga Khan III, unexpectedly named him heir to the family’s 1,300-year-old dynasty and leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect, treating him as a head of state.

Settling in India, he became an enthusiastic supporter of the Raj as a spokesman for the Muslim community and was granted tax-free status by the British, and the title Aga Khan, which means ruler.

Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, leading the Ismaili Muslim community after his father's passing. Educated in the United States, he has actively participated in the Aga Khan ...

His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has formally assumed his role ... It was attended by global leaders of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. Ismailis worldwide also followed the ceremony via ...

His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has formally assumed his role ... It was attended by global leaders of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. Ismailis worldwide also followed the ceremony via ...