Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father.

Hussaini, will oversee the plans to open the million-dollar Ismaili Muslim community hub after his father's recent passing.

Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect.

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, was laid to rest in Aswan, Egypt, on Sunday during a private ceremony. His death, which was announced on February 4, 2025, at the age of 88, has left the global Ismaili Muslim community in mourning. He was laid to rest in Aswan in accordance with his last wish.

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims. The 53-year-old succeeds his father, who died on Tuesday.

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims and a major philanthropist, has died. His son will succeed him.

Distant and specific are the nature of such things, and yet they tell any who read that the late Aga Khan IV was a breeder and racehorse owner of uncommon success. From the beginning of his tenure as owner of a great racing stable,