US EditionRahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
- Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the 50th hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims, as designated by Shah Karim, according to an official announcement on Wednesday.
- Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the previous Imam, died at age 88 in Lisbon, where his will was read in the presence of family and leaders.
- A funeral ceremony for Prince Karim will take place at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, followed by a private burial in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday.
- The Ismaili community, a branch of Shi'ite Islam, comprises around 15 million people worldwide, according to the Ismaili Imamat.
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It has been no surprise. Rahim Hussaini, the eldest of the sons of the recently deceased Prince Karim, is already the Aga Khan V, a title that makes him the leader of the Ismaelite Muslims, as ordered by his father in the will. Along with the duties as spiritual leader of a religious community of between 12 and 15 million people, the new Aga Khan has inherited the immense family fortune and control of the powerful AKDN foundation (Aga Khan Devel…
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Aga Khan IV to be buried in Egypt on Sunday
LISBON - The late Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died on Tuesday in Lisbon after nearly seven decades as the spiritual leader of the global Ismaili Muslim community, will be buried in Egypt on Sunday, according to the Ismaili Imamat.
Prince Karim Aga Khan’s funeral to be held in Lisbon on Saturday
LISBON: The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, will take place privately in Lisbon on Saturday, according to a representative of the Ismaili community. Prince Karim al-Husseini, aged 88, passed away on Tuesday, marking the end of his long tenure as the 49th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, a branch of Shia Islam with millions of followers across Central and South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The funeral c…
The day after Karim Aga Khan's death, one of his sons was appointed as the new religious leader of the Ismailis. Aga Khan himself was a philanthropist and part of high society. Pictures of an eventful life.
New Aga Khan sworn in
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims around the world, and succeeds his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died on Tuesday aged 88. Al-Hussaini, who is the fifth Aga Khan, was confirmed in the role following the unsealing of his late father’s will, according to the Aga Khan Development Network. The Aga Khan IV used the… Source
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