He appeared to be a man of contradictions — a globe-trotting aristocrat who belonged to a tradition dating back to one of the ...

The Aga Khan IV passed away in Lisbon on Tuesday. He will be remembered by many as the ‘Imam of the Atomic Age’. Indians are ...

Although Prince Karim Al- Hussaini Aga Khan IV was not a Ugandan, his legacy will live on in the Pearl of Africa. He impacted thousands of lives in Uganda through his businesses that cut across ...

Tributes from different parts of the world poured in On Wednesday following the death of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, also known as Aga Khan IV.His Highness Prince Al- Hussaini Aga Khan IV was the 49th ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan was a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and ... title given by the 19th century Persian, Qajar monarch, Fath Ali Shah (r.1797-1834) to the 46th ...

His father died Tuesday in Portugal. 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. The Aga Khan Development ...

The Aga Khan -- believed by the Ismailis to be a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad -- was the spiritual leader of around 12 million followers of the Ismaili sect of Islam. 'As we honour the ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan was a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad through the latter’s daughter, Hazrat Bibi Fatima, and the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law, Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A burial service for Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, was held in the ...

As Aga Khan - derived from Turkish and Persian words to mean commanding chief - he is believed by Ismailis to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad through the prophet's cousin and son-in ...