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Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | |
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آقاخان چهارم | |
.jpg) Aga Khan IV in 1985 | |
| 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims | |
| Tenure | 11 July 1957 – 4 February 2025 |
| Installation | 19 October 1957[1] |
| Predecessor | Aga Khan III |
| Successor | Aga Khan V |
| Born | Shāh Karim al-Husayni 13 December 1936 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 4 February 2025 (aged 88) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Burial | 9 February 2025 Mausoleum of Aga Khan, Aswan, Egypt |
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| Issue | |
| House | Fatimid |
| Father | Prince Aly Khan |
| Mother | Princess Taj-ud-dawlah |
| Religion | Nizari Isma'ilism Shia Islam |
| Occupation | Imam (spiritual leader) Philanthropist Businessman Socialite |
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Prince Karim Al-Husseini Aga Khan[2][3][4][5] (Arabic: شاه كريم الحسيني, romanized: Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī; 13 December 1936 – 4 February 2025), known as the Aga Khan IV (Persian: آقاخان چهارم, romanized: Āqā Khān Chahārom),[6][7] was a religious leader, businessman, and socialite best known as the 49th imam of Isma'ilism from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at the age of 20 upon the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III.[8] He was also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.
The Aga Khan's net worth was estimated at over US$13.3 billion by Vanity Fair in 2013.[9] Forbes described the Aga Khan as one of the world's fifteen richest royals.[10] He was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private development networks in the world. The Aga Khan was a business magnate with citizenship of the UK, France, Switzerland, Portugal and Canada (honorary) [11][12][13] as well as a racehorse owner and breeder.[13][14]
From the time of his accession to the Imamate of the Nizari Ismailis in 1957, the Aga Khan was involved in complex political and economic changes which affected his followers, including the independence of African countries from colonial rule, the expulsion of Asians from Uganda, the independence of Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan from the former Soviet Union and the continuous turmoil in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- ^ "1957 Aga Khan IV Ceremonial Installation: Presentation of "Sword of Justice" Signified Ismaili Imam's Role as "Defender of Faith"". Simerg. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ His Highness the Aga Khan's interview with Henri Weill; translated from La Cohorte 2019-01-29 – website of the First Ismaili Electronic Library and Database
- ^ Meeting with Aga Khan IV, Prince Karim al-Husseini, 10:15AM – website of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- ^ Who is Prince Karim Al Husseini Aga Khan? – website of ABC News
- ^ Canada's Trudeau broke ethics rules with visit to Aga Khan island – website of Reuters
- ^ "His Highness the Aga Khan". Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "Aga Khan IV". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "World View – Aga Khan". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "How the Fourth Aga Khan Balances Spiritual Muslim Leadership with a Multi-billionaire Lifestyle". Vanity Fair. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Serafin, Tatiana (7 July 2010). "World's Richest Royals". Forbes. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Portugal granted national citizenship to Prince Aga Khan". Observador. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Zachary, G. Pascal (9 July 2007). "The Aga Khan, a jet-setter who mixes business and Islam". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ a b Minahan, James (1998). Miniature Empires: A Historical Dictionary of the Newly Independent States. Greenwood Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0313306105.
- ^ Wood, Greg (6 October 2008). "port Horse racing Zarkava's triumph brings a new high for Aga Khan". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2012.