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Aga Khan III
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48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Aga Khan II
- Succeeded by
- Aga Khan IV
- Born
- ( 1877-11-02 ) 2 November 1877 , Karachi , Bombay Presidency , British India
- Died
- 11 July 1957 (1957-07-11) (aged 79) , Versoix, near Geneva , Switzerland
- Resting place
- Mausoleum of Aga Khan , Aswan , Egypt
- Spouse
- Shahzadi Begum Cleope Teresa Magliano Andrée Joséphine Carron Om Habibeh Aga Khan (born Yvonne Blanche Labrousse)
- Children
- Giuseppe Mahdi Khan Aly Aga Khan Sadruddin Aga Khan
- Parents
- Aqa Ali Shah (father) Nawab A'lia Shams al-Muluk (mother)
- Other names
- Sultan Mohammad Shah
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Denomination
- Isma'ilism
- School
- Nizari Ismaili
- Lineage
- Fatimid
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- British Raj
- Place of death
- Versoix
- Father
- Aga Khan II
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- ambassador
- Educated at
- Eton College
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Nizari Isma'ilism
- Family
- Qajar dynasty
- Noble title
- Aga Khan
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Aqa Khan in Chicago.jpg
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- Aga Khan III
- date of birth
- 1877-01-01
- date of death
- 1957-01-01
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- Aga Khan III
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- place of burial
- Aswan
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah (2 November 1877 – 11 July 1957), known as Aga Khan III, was the 48th imam of the Nizari Ism'aili branch of Shia Islam. He is considered one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, and also served as the first permanent president of the All-India Muslim League (AIML).
Shah sought the advancement of Muslims and the protection of Muslim rights in British India. The League, until the late 1930s, was not a large organization but represented landed and commercial Muslim interests as well as advocating for British education during the British Raj. Shah advocated for the recognition of Muslims in India as a distinct political and cultural community, a position that would later align with the principles underlying the two-nation theory. Even after he resigned as president of the AIML in 1912, he still exerted a major influence on its policies and agendas. He was nominated to represent India at the League of Nations in 1932 and served as President of the 18th Assembly of The League of Nations (1937–1938).
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