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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).
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 national. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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).
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.
Thus did the title of "Aga Khan" enter the family. Hasan Ali Shah become known as Aga Khan Mahallati, and the title of Aga Khan was inherited by his successors. Aga Khan I's mother later moved to India where she died in 1851. Until Fath Ali Shah's death in 1834, the Imam Hasan Ali Shah enjoyed a quiet life and was held in high esteem at the ...
Aly Muhammad Aga Khan was born on 7 March 2000, in Paris, France. His father, the Nizari Ismailis Imam Karim Aga Khan , was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network . His mother, Gabriele Renate Homey , a member of the Thyssen family , is a lawyer of German descent. [ 2 ]
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (17 January 1933 – 12 May 2003) was a French-born statesman and activist who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond Europe and prepared it for an explosion of complex refugee issues. He was also a proponent of greater ...
Salimah Aga Khan (née Sarah Frances Croker Poole; born 28 January 1941), also known as Begum Salimah Aga Khan, is a former fashion model. She is the mother of Aga Khan V , imam of the Nizari Isma'ili Muslims, and she is an ex-wife of the 49th Ismaili Shia Imam and 4th Aga Khan, Prince Karim Aga Khan .