Hussaini, the new spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor to his father, who died at 88.

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been named the 50th hereditary leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. The 53-year-old was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims,

Following the death of his father the Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been announced as the new Aga Khan—the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam. He was designated as Aga Khan V in his father’s will, which was unsealed yesterday.