The Aga Khan, known for his triumphs in horse racing, dazzling wealth and development work around the world, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, according to the Aga Khan Development Network on X.

LISBON, Portugal — 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 into building homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries, has died. He was 88.

Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader and friend of late Queen Elizabeth, has passed away at the age of 88. A notice on the website of the Aga Khan Development Network announced the sad news, leaving a void in the hearts of his avid