The teachings of the late Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, point to role of civil society as a bulwark ...

The family traces their descent directly from Prophet Muhammad and the Aga Khan is treated as a head of state. The late Aga Khan III was very clear about his choice. He had written in his will: ...

Investing in Education: A Key to Development One of Aga Khan’s greatest contributions ... He believed that education is the foundation of a successful society. In Uganda, where many young ...

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, ...

Aswan also holds a historical significance for the Aga Khan family as it pays homage to the Fatimid dynasty, from which the Ismaili Imams trace their lineage. With the burial of Aga Khan IV in ...

He conveyed the condolences of the government and the people of Kenya following the passing on of his father, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV. Aga Khan V officially assumed office on Tuesday ...

The leaders of the Dawoodi Bohra Community representing His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, paid a condolence call on His Highness Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, in Lisbon, on the sad ...

Prince Karim was a well-known name in the world of philanthropy and established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. The Aga Khan charities run two universities, hundreds of hospitals, educational ...

Aga Khan IV was the imam of the Ismaili Muslims and the head of a major development aid foundation [Getty] Aga Khan III fell in love with Aswan soon after he arrived in it in 1954 for treatment of ...