Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, 2025, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957. He came to be known ...

LISBON, Portugal — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year-old was ...

Essay: In the Ismaili Muslim community, a foundation of service and plurality shine beyond Ramadan By Jaundréa Clay , Staff Writer Updated April 24, 2022 11:53 a.m.

PARIS — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars ...

PARIS (AP) — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes ...

The Tuesday death of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, and the Wednesday announcement of his successor struck a deep chord with Houston’s sizable ...

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In 2015, more than 40 members of the Ismaili community were killed in Karachi, Pakistan, when gunmen opened fire on a bus. Jundullah, a Taliban splinter group, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Ismaili Muslims are considered to be a branch of Shiite Islam. They constitute the second-largest community within the Shiite sect. An estimated 15 million Ismaili Muslims live in 35 countries, ...

On Wednesday, his son Rahim was named the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, in accordance with his father’s will.