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

World leaders mourn the death of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and remember his lifelong commitment to peace and development.

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, has died. Karim Al-Hussaini became the Aga Khan at age 20 as a Harvard ...

Last week, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 was named the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims after his father, the ...

As leader of a branch of Shiite Islam, the Aga Khan mixed business projects and humanitarian initiatives as he built a ...

As a 20-year-old Harvard graduate, the Aga Khan, born Prince Shah Karim Al-Hussaini, became the 49th hereditary Imam of the ...

World leaders mourn the death of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and remember his lifelong commitment to peace and development.

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. FILE - The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the ...

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 IV, who became leader of the world’s ... “The role and responsibility of an imam,” he said in a speech in 2006, “is both to interpret the faith to the community and also ...

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. (AP Photo ...