Aga Khan IV, Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, the spiritual leader of Nizari Ismaili Muslims worldwide, is dead. He passed away in Lisbon at the age of 88, his development network said on Tuesday.

He had the ear of almost all of the world's leaders – and also regularly made the front pages of celebrity magazines – and was, above all, the imam of the Nizari Ismaili faith, an esoteric ...

Photo taken on October 21, 1957 in Dar Es Salam shows Prince Karim Aga Khan (R) prior the ceremony enthroned him as forty-ninth Imam of Nizari Ismailis, following the death of his grandfather, the Aga ...

Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of the 15 million Nizari Ismaili Muslims, was among the world's pre-eminent owner-breeders for most of his life. His administrative and business affairs ...

He was 88. Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, was the spiritual leader to 20 million Nizari Ismaili Muslims, a major investor in European racing, and owned a number of prestigious equine and bloodstock ...

A descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, Prince Karim was the 49th imam of the Nizari Ismaili Shia Muslims - a title he'd held since succeeding his grandfather in 1957. Described as a philanthropist ...

Officially titled Prince Karim Al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV was the 49th hereditary imam of the Nizari Isma'ilis sect of Shia Islam, who trace his lineage directly to the Prophet Muhammad. He died in ...

A descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, Prince Karim was the 49th imam of the Nizari Ismaili Shia Muslims - a title he'd held since succeeding his grandfather in 1957. Described as a philanthropist ...

Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, was the spiritual leader to the world’s 15 million Nizari Ismaili Muslims and dedicated his working life to philanthropy with his charities running hospitals, educational ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, will be in Lisbon until July 12 to close the diamond jubilee celebrations of his leadership as Imam of the Shia Nizari Ismaili Muslim Community. ( Photo by Pedro Fiúza ...

The Aga Khan, one of the world's richest men and the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, has died. The 88-year-old died in Lisbon earlier today, surrounded by family ...

His death was officially confirmed on Tuesday. Born Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, he was the 49th Aga Khan and the spiritual head of the Nizari Isma'ili sect. He assumed this role in 1957 at the age ...