The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims and philanthropist, has died at 88

Aga Khan’s funeral to be held in Lisbon on Saturday

LISBON, Feb 6 — The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, will take place in Lisbon on Saturday, a representative of the community said. Prince Karim al-Husseini, 88, died on Tuesday. He was regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed and enjoyed near divine status as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili sect. A ceremony to herald his successor is scheduled for next week. The private funeral will be…

Aga Khan: Philanthropist and spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims dies aged 88

Prince Karim was synonymous with old-world glamour, but combined religious duty with secular philanthropy

Prince Karim Aga Khan passes away at 88

Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the global Ismaili community, passed away on Tuesday, leaving his tens of millions of followers across the world in mourning, the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat said in a statement in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to the statement, the Aga Khan IV passed away in Lisbon Portugal, surrounded by his family, at the age of 88. It added that the eldest son of the late Aga Khan, Prince Rahim Aga Khan …

Aga Khan, philanthropist and spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, no more - The Tribune

A spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims and one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, known as Aga Khan IV, died on Tuesday in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88.

Aga Khan IV, philanthropic leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies at 88

As leader of a branch of Shiite Islam, the Aga Khan mixed business projects and humanitarian initiatives as he built a personal fortune.

Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi among those mourning Aga Khan's death

Nenshi said he has often navigated life using the moral compass of tolerance, pluralism and community that the Aga Khan stood for.