Exactly one year later, the Aga Khan's brother Amyn Aga Khan was born. It is the title conferred previously by the shah of Iran in 1818 to Asan Alkasseli Shah (1800-81), originally known as Kwana Khan ...

The extent of the Aga Khan’s financial empire is hard to measure. Some reports estimated his personal wealth to be in the billions. Ismailis lived for many generations in Iran, Syria and South ...

The Aga Khan, who has died at 88, became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at the age of 20. He was also one of a golden age of owner-breeders for European horse racing.

When we think of the refugee, we must really think of the individual. Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan worked for UNHCR before becoming High Commissioner. He led missions to the Middle East and Asia, and ...

The chair, to be known as the Aga Khan Professorship of Iranian, will be devoted to the study of the history and civilization of Iran. Its purpose, according to the Khan, is "to preserve and ...

The Aga Khan is considered by his followers to be a ... Ismailis lived for many generations in Iran, Syria and South Asia before also settling in east Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East ...

The Aga Khan’s sporting interests extended further than racing and he was a highly accomplished skier who represented Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympics, taking on the slalom, giant slalom and ...

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan, a business magnate, philanthropist and the leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims worldwide, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony in Egypt. The death of ...

The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest in Egypt in a private ceremony. The governor of Aswan welcomed Prince Karim’s family at the southern Egyptian’s provinces airport ahead of the burial service on ...