Following the death of his father the Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been announced as the new Aga Khan—the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam.

The Aga Khan is regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad Prince Rahim Al Hussaini Aga Khan V AFP Taking the name Aga Khan V, Prince Rahim Al Hussaini on Tuesday officially became ...

The accession ceremony of Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was held on Tuesday, February 11, in Lisbon, Portugal. The private religious ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been named the 50 th spiritual leader of the Shia ...

Last week, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 was named the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims after his father, the former leader, passed away on Feb. 4. Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title ...

surrounded by his family”. With the Duke of Edinburgh at Ascot in 2006 Credit: IJO It said: “His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili ...

The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest in Egypt in a private ceremony. The governor of Aswan welcomed Prince Karim’s family at the southern Egyptian’s provinces airport ahead of the burial service on ...

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), an Aga Khan charity, announced on Tuesday that Prince Karim passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88. Aga Khan IV was buried in Aswan alongside ...

His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has formally assumed his role as the new spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims community. The accession ceremony took place at the Diwan of the Ismaili ...

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world. He will take on the role from his father Prince Karim Aga Khan ...