and energy sectors because the country is key as one of the recognised homes of the Ismaili community around the world, complete with a fully-fledged diplomatic mission. The Aga Khan’s ...

PARIS (AP) — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of ... empire built on billions of dollars in tithes into building homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries, died Tuesday.

Work has resumed on the massive Ismaili Center near Buffalo Bayou after the death of the Aga Khan IV, the leader of the world's millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims known for his civic service in ...

The Aga Khan was a familiar and revered figure to members ... Amyn, shuffled between homes in Paris, Deauville and Gstaad in the charge of an English nanny by parents whom they rarely saw.

Read: Why Uganda was the ‘spiritual home’ and crown of Aga Khan As the founder and leader of one of the world’s largest private international development organisations, the Aga Khan IV was ...

(The Conversation) — 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.

Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title given to the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam. Although the Ismaili Muslim community is estimated to include only 12 to 15 million people, ...