The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88. Updated February 5, 2025 1:45 PM ET Originally published February 5, 2025 1:01 AM ET. By . The Associated Press ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 and then evolved into a business magnate and philanthropist, died Tuesday.

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader ... unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty leading the Ismaili Muslim sect. He became the Aga Khan IV on Oct. 19, 1957, in Dar es Salaam ...

FILE - The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to millions of Ismaili Muslims, addresses an audience, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass ...

The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 18, 2013. | Manish Swarup/AP ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes ...

The Aga Khan Foundation announced on its website that Karim Al-Hussaini, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, died on Tuesday in Portugal, surrounded by his family.

FILE – The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sept. 18, 2013.

The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. Credit: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader ... unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty leading the Ismaili Muslim sect. He became the Aga Khan IV on Oct. 19, 1957, in Dar es Salaam ...

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslim community and known for his development work around the world, has died in Lisbon aged 88. According to the Aga Khan Development Network ...