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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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.