Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan (Persian: رحیم آقا خان;‎ born 12 October 1971), known as the Aga Khan V (Persian: آقاخان پنجم), is the 50th Imam, or Hazar Imam, of the Shia Nizari Isma'ili Muslims. He is the second of the Aga Khan IV's four children, and succeeded his father upon his death in February 2025. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, he has been actively involved for ...

1 day ago · After the unsealing of Prince Karim’s will, his half-British son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, was named Aga Khan V. Aged 53, Prince Rahim will not only take over from his father the 50th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims – spiritual leader to an estimated 15 million people – but also as the inheritor of a $13 billion empire of ...

1 day ago · His Late Highness Aga Khan IV was the Founding Patron of the King’s Trust. His Late Highness Aga Khan IV and all his children, including Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, and his children, are British citizens and have close affiliations to the UK. Prince Rahim’s mother is British as was his late paternal grandmother.

4 days ago · Prince Rahim, the second child and eldest son of the former Aga Khan and his first wife, Sarah Crocker Poole, was born in Geneva. He went to school in the United States, attending high school at ...

5 days ago · 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, who ...

5 days ago · The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community announced earlier that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, died surrounded by his family. It said his burial and will-reading will be held in the coming days, followed by an homage ceremony.

5 days ago · 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.

Prince Rahim has two sons from his former wife, Princess Salwa: Prince Irfan (b. 2015) and Prince Sinan (b. 2017). He serves on the boards of many agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network, and has closely followed the work of The Institute of Ismaili Studies and the Ismaili community’s social governance institutions.

5 days ago · The Aga Khan Development Network said Prince Rahim took a special interest in its work to fight climate change and protect the environment. The late Aga Khan was given the title of “His Highness ...

5 days ago · He was named on Wednesday, February 5, as announced by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Ismaili religious community after the unsealing of his late father’s Will. Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88. Prince Rahim is the eldest son of the former Aga Khan. Early Life and Education