Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony

Aga Khan IV, leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt, following a private funeral service on Saturday that took place at the Ismaili community center in Lisbon attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Spain's King Emeritus Juan Carlos and Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa . The death of Prince Karim - the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims - was announced Tuesday by the Aga Khan D…

Aga Khan makes final journey to resting place on banks of Nile

Ismaili mourners marched as bells rang during the burial ceremony in Egypt’s southern Aswan province.

Aga Khan IV laid to rest in Aswan

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was laid to rest in Aswan, Egypt, on Sunday at a private burial ceremony attended by Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, family members, and leaders of the global Ismaili community, said a press release issued by the Diwan of Ismaili Imamat. It said that Aswan Governor Maj-Gen Dr Ismail Kamal joined the procession from the city to the banks of the Nile River, where the casket of the late prince was transferred by boat in a ceremoni…

Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial

The Aga Khan is considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and is treated as a head of state

Aga Khan laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony

Mourners carried his body, draped in a white shroud, and placed it on a yacht on the Nile River.

The deceased head of the Islamic Confession Group of the Ismailites, the Aga Khan of the IV, was buried in Egypt.