TEHRAN - Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts announced on Tuesday that the historic Alamut Castle ...

The passing of His Highness Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, at the age of 88 in Lisbon, Portugal on 4 February 2025, surrounded by his family, ends an illustrious and transformative 49th Imamat, ...

The title of Aga Khan was first bestowed upon Hasan Ali Shah (1804-1881), the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, by the Iranian king Fath-Ali Shah Qajar in the 19th century.

The Nizari Imamate was now transferred, after almost seven centuries, from Persia to India, and henceforth Bombay became the seat of the Qasim-Shahi Nizari Imams.

Last week, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 was named the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims after his father, the former leader, passed away on Feb. 4. Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, leader of the Nizari Ismaili community, passed away, but India’s government did not issue a condolence message despite his deep contributions to Indian heritage and society.

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th Imam of Nizari Ismaili Muslims, died February 4 at 88. The Aga Khan’s eldest son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, has been designated the Aga Khan V.

Rahim al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims. The development came after the death of his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, who passed away at ...

Prince Karim was inaugurated in 1957 as the 49th imam of the Nizari Ismailis, a branch of Shia Islam that has millions of followers, notably in Central and South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

The first to hold the title of Aga Khan was his great-great-grandfather, Hasan Ali Shah Mahallati, the 46th Nizari Ismaili imam. He was granted the title by Fath Ali Shah, Qajar monarch of Iran.

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.

The tall, powerfully built but soft-spoken Prince Karim Al-Husseini, the Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Nizari Ismailis, had stopped by the News Desk.