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Aga Khan IV
Sign in to saveAlso known as Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (IV), Shah Karim, Karim Aga Khan, Karim al-Husayn Shah, IV Aga Khan, Aga Khan 4, H.H. Karim al-Hussaini Shah, Aga Khan IV, His Highness Sultan Karim Khan
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
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Karim Aga Khan IV, born in 1936, is a British, Portuguese, Swiss, and French businessperson, alpine skier, business magnate, and philanthropist. He is the son of Prince Aly Khan and the brother of Yasmin Aga Khan. His spouse are Princess Salimah Aga Khan and Gabriele Renate Homey, and he has a child named Rahim Aga Khan. He holds the noble title of Aga Khan and the honorific prefix His Highness.
Aga Khan IV competed in alpine skiing at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics. He was educated at Harvard University and Institut Le Rosey. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Académie des beaux-arts. His awards include the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Order of Merit for Labour, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and honorary Canadian citizenship. He speaks English and French and follows Isma'ilism.
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Key facts
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Canada (honorary)
- Education
- Institute Le Rosey
- Alma mater
- Harvard University ( BA )
- Title
- Aga Khan IV
- Tenure
- 11 July 1957 – 4 February 2025
- Installation
- 19 October 1957
- Predecessor
- Aga Khan III
- Successor
- Aga Khan V
- Born
- Shāh Karim al-Hussaini , ( 1936-12-13 ) 13 December 1936, Geneva , Switzerland
- Died
- 4 February 2025 (2025-02-04) (aged 88), Lisbon , Portugal
- Burial
- 9 February 2025, Aswan , Egypt
- Spouse
- Sarah Croker Poole ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) Gabriele Homey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2011 )
- Issue
- Zahra Aga Khan Rahim Aga Khan (successor) Hussain Aga Khan Aly Muhammad Aga Khan
- House
- Fatimid
- Father
- Aly Aga Khan
- Mother
- Joan Yarde-Buller
- Religion
- Nizari Isma'ilism Shia Islam
- Occupation
- Spiritual leader Philanthropist Businessman Socialite
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Lisbon
- Spouse
- Gabriele Renate Homey
- Father
- Prince Aly Khan
- Occupation
- merchant
- Educated at
- Institut Le Rosey
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 1960 Winter Olympics
- Family
- Banu Hashim
- Noble title
- Aga Khan
- Field of work
- Islam
- Sport
- alpine skiing
- Country for sport
- Iran
- Image
- Aga Khan 01 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Aga Khan IV
- date of birth
- 1936-12-13
- honorific prefix
- His Highness
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- name in native language
- آغا خان الرابع
- madhhab
- Isma'ilism
- date of death
- 2025-02-04
- birth name
- شاه كريم الحُسيني
- place of burial
- Mausoleum of Aga Khan
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Encyclopedic overview
Shah Karim al-Hussaini (13 December 1936 – 4 February 2025), known simply as Aga Khan IV, was the 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at the age of 20 upon the death of his grandfather, Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III). During his Imamate, he was also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.
Al-Husseini's net worth was estimated at over US$13.3 billion by Vanity Fair in 2013. Forbes included al-Husseini in its list of the world's fifteen richest royals, though he held no political sovereignty or territorial authority. The designation referred to his hereditary role as Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, not to any formal royal or monarchical status. He was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, a private development network.
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