The teachings of the late Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, point to role of civil society as a bulwark against the “frightful despotism” that George Washington warned about.

Interestingly, all of his wives were divorcees. Aga Khan’s first marriage was to Sarah Frances Croker Poole, a former British fashion model, in 1969.

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 ...

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 Muslims — was announced ...

The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sept. 18, 2013.

The verse, the Aga Khan said, says that we are all connected, coming from the same origin, and that we are also diverse, and this is a sign of God’s blessings.

The death of the Aga Khan has been announced at the age of 88. The influential owner/breeder raced several champions and group 1 winners through the decades.

Mourners including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gathered in Lisbon on February 8 to commemorate the Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's Shi'ite Ismaili Muslims, who died in ...

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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 ...