Newly named Aga Khan V to lead 'nearly completed' Ismaili Center in Houston
Hussaini, will oversee the plans to open the million-dollar Ismaili Muslim community hub after his father's recent passing.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan V takes over role of spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
Prince Rahim succeeds his late father, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, who passed away on February 4 at the age of 88. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has formally assumed his role as the new spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims community.
Brown alum Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 named Aga Khan V, spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims
Last week, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 was named the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims after his father, the former leader, passed away on Feb. 4. Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title given to the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam.
Death of Aga Khan: Who are the Ismaili Muslims?
Hussaini, son of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, has been named in his father’s will as his successor to lead the Nizari Ismailis, a Shia Muslim denomination. We take a look at this branch of Shia Islam that has 15 million members worldwide.
Houston’s Ismaili Muslims respond to death of spiritual leader, the Aga Khan IV, news of successor
The Tuesday death of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, and the Wednesday announcement of his successor struck a deep chord with Houston’s sizable Ismaili Muslim community.
The Aga Khan IV, Wealthy Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88
At the age of 20, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini inherited the reins of a Shia Muslim lineage and used his entrepreneurship to become one of the world’s richest hereditary rulers.
Prince Rahim designated Aga Khan V, the 50th leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims
Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims. The 53-year-old succeeds his father, who died on Tuesday.
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88
The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, has died. Karim Al-Hussaini became the Aga Khan at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate when his grandfather passed over his father as his successor.
Shia-Ismaili Muslims In Pakistan And Lisbon Commemorate Aga Khan
Spiritual leader and business magnate Prince Karim Aga Khan, considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, was remembered fondly by admirers in Pakistan and Lisbon on February 8.
Aga Khan V takes over role of spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
In his inaugural address, he “pledged to dedicate his life to care for the spiritual and material well-being of the Ismaili Jamat.”
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V Assumes Leadership As 50th Hereditary Imam Of Shia Ismailis
The accession ceremony of  Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was held on Tuesday, February 11, in Lisbon, Portugal. The private religious ceremony at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat,
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Death of the Aga Khan: What is Ismailism, the esoteric branch of Shia Islam?
Here are five keys to better understanding the religious tradition. Ismaili Islam is a branch of Shia Islam. According to the Shiites, temporal and spiritual power is vested in the imams ...
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Ismaili Muslims bid goodbye to late Aga Khan
He was regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed and enjoyed near divine status as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Nizaris, a branch of Shia Islam.