2 days ago · Records show that the title ‘His Highness’ was accorded to Aga Khan III by Queen Victoria in 1886 when he was just 9 years old, the year after his accession to the role of Imam. The title of ‘His Highness’ was accorded to Aga Khan IV by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1957 approximately a fortnight after he succeeded his grandfather.

6 days ago · Born on December 13, 1936, in Geneva, Switzerland, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini was declared to be in good health despite being born prematurely. Less than a year later, he welcomed his younger brother, Amyn Aga Khan.

Feb 5, 2025 · His Highness was born on 13 December 1936 in Geneva. The eldest son of Prince Aly Khan by his first wife, Joan Yarde-Buller, he spent his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya and attended the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. He graduated from Harvard University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Islamic History. His Highness was married twice.

Feb 4, 2025 · His Aga Khan Foundation and the Ismaili religious community announced on their websites that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, died on Tuesday in Portugal surrounded by his family.

Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان; Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) [1] is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. From 1957 to 2025, the holder of the title was the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV (1936–2025).

6 days ago · The late Aga Khan was given the title of "His Highness" by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather the Aga Khan III unexpectedly made him heir to the family's 1,300-year ...

6 days ago · His appointment bypassed his father, as his grandfather, Aga Khan III, believed a younger leader would be better suited for modern challenges. Then, his grandfather said his followers should...

Oct 12, 2024 · Looking on (from left to right) are His Highness the Aga Khan’s younger brother Prince Amyn, and his two sons Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad. Photograph: IPL/Akbar Hakim.

Mar 29, 2017 · His Highness the Aga Khan III (1877-1957), who became the 48th Imam of Ismaili Muslims in 1885 at the age of 7, was in the 51st year of his reign when his first grandson, Prince Karim, was born on December 13, 1936 in Geneva.

2 days ago · And now, he has just granted his successor the title of ‘His Highness’. After the unsealing of Prince Karim’s will, his half-British son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, was named Aga Khan V. Aged 53, Prince Rahim will not only take over from his father the 50th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims – spiritual leader to an estimated 15 million people – …