“The Imam is dead, long live the Imam!” With these words, Prince Aly Khan, the man who would have been Imam, embraced his son ...

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

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

The Aga Khan also courted controversy in 1989 when he withdrew his horses from England in a dispute over drug testing. Over ...

The Aga Khan, known for his triumphs in horse racing ... the Prophet Mohammad through the prophet's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet's daughter.

He was considered a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, and his wife, Fatima. His title, Aga Khan ... first to British model Sarah Croker Poole in ...

“Prince Rahim Aga Khan V is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) through his daughter, Hazrat Bibi Fatima, and the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law, Hazrat ...

“Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was today named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, following the unsealing of the Will of his late father, Prince Karim ...

Prince Karim was born in Geneva on December 13, 1936, the son of Prince Ali Khan and Joan Yarde ... the needs of his followers The Aga Khan married model Sarah Croker-Poole at his mansion near ...

Born on Oct. 12, 1971, the U.S.-educated, Swiss-based Rahim is the eldest son of the Aga Khan IV and his first wife, Princess Salimah - née Sarah Croker ... and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam ...

REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo As Aga Khan -- derived from Turkish and Persian words to mean commanding chief -- he was believed by Ismailis to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad through ...