The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest in Egypt in a private ceremony. The governor of Aswan welcomed Prince Karim’s family at ...

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, ...

The burial will be a private ...

Special prayers were also held for the late leader ... government buildings remained at half-mast across the country. As Aga Khan, Al-Hussaini expanded the work of his grandfather, who created ...

Aga Khan's casket was draped in a white cloth, with his personal standard embroidered in gold. It was carried into the ceremonial hall by volunteers from the Ismaili community, while prayers were ...

Considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, the Aga Khan was a business magnate​ and ...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th Ismaili imam ... It was carried into the ceremonial hall by volunteers from the Ismaili community, while prayers were recited invoking blessings on Prophet Muhammad ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was laid to rest in Aswan, Egypt, on Sunday at a private burial ceremony attended by Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, family members, and leaders of the global Ismaili community, said ...

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ASWAN – The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili ...

The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims — was announced Tuesday by the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community. His son ...