In his inaugural address, he “pledged to dedicate his life to care for the spiritual and material well-being of the Ismaili ...

The Aga Khan IV was often referred to as a philanthropist, but the description ignores the spiritual impetus for his work.

His charities ran hundreds of hospitals, educational and cultural projects, largely in the developing world OBITUARY | ...

An urbane but almost mythical figure who saw no contradiction between his life’s religious and secular aspects ...

An imam, or leader of his faith, was “not expected to withdraw from everyday life,” he once said after becoming the Aga Khan. “On the contrary, he’s expected to protect his community and ...

The Aga Khan IV, who died last week at the age of 88, was considered one of the wealthiest (and one of the best-connected) ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, was laid to rest in Aswan, Egypt, on Sunday during ...

The Aga Khan’s spokesman, Kris Janowski, told the New York Times in 2007 that his followers “wouldn’t like to see him living the life of a pauper. We want him to live a decent, an affluent ...

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, extended his heartfelt condolences to H.H. Prince ...

Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, will be laid to rest today in Aswan, Egypt ...

The funeral ceremony for Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, took place Saturday morning at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon. Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th ...