His Highness Karim Aga Khan IV (second right), accompanied by his wife the Begum Salimah (R), greets on June 3, 1979 Top Ville and his French jockey Yves Saint-Martin, at the Chantilly race course.

They were married the following year in the Aga Khan’s Paris mansion on the Île de la Cité in the shadow of Notre Dame, his wife assuming the name Begum Salimah Aga Khan. In 1969 with his ...

The spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims for nearly seven decades, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, passed away on ...

He was the son of a British socialite and a playboy ambassador for Pakistan, who became known for having a string of ...

In his inaugural address, he “pledged to dedicate his life to care for the spiritual and material well-being of the Ismaili Jamat.” ...

His charities ran hundreds of hospitals, educational and cultural projects, largely in the developing world OBITUARY | ...

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the ...

The new Aga Khan is the eldest son of his late father and Begum Salimah, a British ex-model who converted to Islam and changed her name from Sarah Croker Poole. The US-educated, Swiss-based Rahim ...

Prince Karim later became widely recognised as Aga Khan IV, serving as the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. Tanzanian ...

Shah Karim, who passed away on February 4, 2025, dedicated his life to the service of the Ismaili community and global development. Over his 67-year tenure as the 49th hereditary Imam, he played a ...