In July 1957, when his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly designated Karim his successor—bypassing his other descendants—the Queen gave him the nonhereditary title of ...

At the age of 20, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini inherited the reins of a Shia Muslim lineage and used his entrepreneurship to ...

The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest in Egypt in a private ceremony ASWAN, Egypt -- The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim ...

(RNS) — The Aga Khan IV was often referred to as a philanthropist, but the description ignores the spiritual impetus for his work. (RNS) — On Tuesday (Feb. 4), Shah Karim al-Hussaini ...

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Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88. A statement from his central philanthropic organization said he died "peacefully ...

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ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim - the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims - was ...