People with a particular historical awareness may remember his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, as one of the founders of the League of Nations and international statesman.

When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957, he became the imam of the Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam, at the age of 20. As Aga Khan – derived from Turkish and ...

When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957, he became the imam of the Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam, at the age of 20. His grandfather chose Karim as his ...

The Betfred Derby will this year be run in memory of HH Aga Khan IV. The spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims died ...

In July 1957, when his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly designated Karim his successor—bypassing his other descendants—the Queen gave him the nonhereditary ...

He became the Imam in 1957 at the age of 20, taking over from his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, who chose him instead of his own son, Prince Aly Khan. Just weeks after becoming ...

Will his burial be livestreamed?’” At 20, the Aga Khan IV’s grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, chose him to become the successor over his father to lead because he wanted to ...

The burial of the Aga Khan IV, who died aged 88 on Tuesday, will be a private ceremony. His predecessor and grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III, is also buried in Aswan at the ...

The Aga Khan, whose death at age 88 was announced Feb ... excellence in the middle-distance Thoroughbred. Trained by Sir Michael Stoute, he scored highly impressive victories in Sandown's Classic ...