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Aga Khan IV skiing for Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympics. The Aga Khan IV was 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), the eldest daughter of the British peer John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston. [citation needed]
Aga Khan I; Aga Khan III; Aga Khan IV; Aga Khan II; Aga Khan's Maqbara;
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).
The Noorani family is a term used to refer to the immediate family of the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shia Muslims, commonly known by the title of Aga Khan. [1] By convention and custom its members and descendants in the male line are titled Prince and Princess, and as such it can be regarded as a royal family, although only the Aga Khan himself, as its head, is entitled to be referred to ...
Her mother was a secretary at Dior and former model, who had previously dated Aga Khan IV, [2] while Kensit's father was a close associate of both the Kray Twins and the Richardson Gang, earning himself the nickname "Jimmy the Dip", and was involved in the Great Train Robbery.
Saligrah Khushiali or Salgirah Khushiali is a celebration of the birthday of present Imam, Aga Khan IV, on December 13 held by Nizari Ismaili Shiʿi Muslims. [1]The first word of the term comes from Persian: سال (sâl 'year') and Persian: گره (gereh 'knot'); 'thus salgirah refers to an anniversary added on to a string kept for the purpose'. [2]
The Aga Khan IV is the 49th Imam of the Ismailis, having succeeded his grandfather, the Aga Khan III on July 11, 1957. [3] His Imamat Day is therefore observed annually on July 11. The recognition of the Imam of the Time is central to Ismailis' faith and belief. [ 1 ]
A few days after the divorce from Guinness was effective, on 18 May 1936, in Paris, Joan Yarde-Buller married Prince Aly Khan. Before the wedding, Yarde-Buller converted to Islam and took the name "Taj-ud-dawlah", meaning "Crown of the Realm". [12] [13] [14] Yarde-Buller and Khan had two sons: Aga Khan IV (b. 1936) [15] Prince Amyn Aga Khan (b ...