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Aga Khan IV skiing for Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Aga Khan IV was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13 December 1936, as Prince Karim, the eldest son of Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960) and his first wife, Princess Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller (1908–1997).
Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان; Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) [1] is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. From 1957 to 2025, the holder of the title was the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV (1936–2025).
Relatives of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, who died Tuesday in Portugal, walk during a funeral ceremony at the Aga Khan ...
Prince Rahim Aga Khan was born on 12 October 1971, in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the eldest son and second oldest of three children born to the Aga Khan IV (Prince Karim Al-Husseini) and his first wife Princess Salimah Aga Khan (née Sarah Croker-Poole), a British former model. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV (lived 1936–2025; reigned 1957–2025) Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V (1971–; reign 2025–present) The Qasimi Ismaili imams has used the Aga Khan title since 1817.
The Aga Khan campaigned against the institution of purda and zenāna, which he felt were oppressive and un-Islamic institutions. [43] He completely banned the purda and the face veil for his Ismāʿīlī followers. [44] The Aga Khan also restricted polygamy, encouraged marriage to widows, and banned child marriage. [43]
LISBON (Reuters) -Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini was named the 50th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of Ismaili Muslims on Wednesday after the will of his late father Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was ...
On 12 July 1957, upon the reading of the will of the Aga Khan III, Aly Khan's eldest son, Karim Aga Khan, then a junior at Harvard University, was named Aga Khan IV and 49th Imam of the Ismailis. It was the second time that the descent from father to son was circumvented in the community's 1,300-year history. [ 21 ]