Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has served ...

His father, Ali, had been excluded from the succession ... Since 1984, this network has included an economic development branch, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), which employs ...

“A direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad through his daughter, Hazrat Bibi Fatima, and son-in-law, Hazrat Ali—the fourth Rightly Guided Caliph and first Shia Imam—Prince Karim Aga Khan inherited the ...

“The Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been appointed as the 50th ... are considered descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and spiritual guides.

Pakistan's future economy depends on technology growth and new industries, startups, and renewable energy. New forms of higher education can make this future possible.

Faced with myriad problems including gridlocked traffic and a sinking earth surface in its current capital, Iran is ...

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

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim – the 49th ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, has taken place in Lisbon. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Spain’s King ...

Afuneral ceremony for His Highness Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV will take place today at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, Portugal. The Aga Khan IV died peacefully this week in the capital ...

The Aga Khan IV was often referred to as a philanthropist, but the description ignores the spiritual impetus for his work.

Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam and the first Shia Imam. Throughout their 1,400-year history, the Ismailis have been led by a living, hereditary Imam. Prince Rahim Aga Khan V was educated ...