Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini, the Aga Khan and spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims, has died.
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Aga Khan in photos Aga Khan IV just after the memorial service for the late Aga Khan III. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) (Hulton Deutsch)
Aga Khan in photos Aga Khan IV helps launch a boat into Lake Geneva during his last days at Le Rosey High School, while a young Edward, Duke of Kent gives a hand in 1953. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) (Hulton Deutsch/Corbis via Getty Images)
Aga Khan in photos Photo taken on October 20, 1957 in Dar Es Salam shows Prince Karim Aga Khan enthroned forty-ninth Imam, following the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, on July 11, 1957. Around 30.000 Ismailis of this branch, considered by some to be sub-sect, of Shia Islam were presents.(Photo by -/INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty Images) (-)
Aga Khan in photos Karim Al Hussaini Shah, Aga Khan IV, fastening a ski during a skiing trip in Kitzbuhel on December 24. 1957. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (Keystone)
Aga Khan in photos The Aga Khan with U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kenned at the White House in Washington in 1961. (Photo by: Marka/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Marka/Marka/Universal Images Group via)
Aga Khan in photos The Aga Khan with Princess Margaret on August 18, 1967. (Bettmann / via Getty Images) (Bettmann)
Aga Khan in photos Karim Aga Khan and his first wife Begum Salimah on their wedding day, October 21,1969. (Photo by PICOT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Patrice PICOT)
Aga Khan in photos Karim Aga Khan and Salimah Aga Khan with their daughter Zahra Aga Khan in 1970 in Switzerland. (Photo by PAT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (PAT)
Aga Khan in photos Karim Aga Khan, his wife the Begum Salima, and their son, Prince Rahim are seen in Geneva, Feb. 9, 1972. The baby was born October 12, 1971, in Geneva. (AP Photo, File)
Aga Khan in photos Karim Aga Khan IV (R), owner of racehorse "Mouktar", congratulates on June 9, 1985 French jockey Yves Saint-Martin and his mount after winning the Prix du Jockey Club in Chantilly. - Bred and owned by the Aga Khan, "Mouktar" was undefeated in his first five races including the Critérium de Saint-Cloud, Prix Greffulhe, Prix Hocquart and Prix du Jockey Club before finishing unplaced behind Law Society in the Irish Derby. (Photo by Pierre GUILLAUD / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE GUILLAUD/AFP via Getty Images) (PIERRE GUILLAUD/AFP via Getty Images)
Aga Khan in photos Prince Karim Aga Khan IV (L) talks to French President François Mitterrand after he was awarded the commander of the Legion of Honor cross at the Elysee Palace on November 7, 1990, as a tribute to his "eminent services to humanity". (Photo by Daniel JANIN / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL JANIN/AFP via Getty Images) (DANIEL JANIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Aga Khan in photos Pakistani President Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (R) welcomes Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shiite Muslim Ismaili community at President House in Islamabad, 15 October 2000, ahead of their talks. The prince, who arrived here 14 October, assured his cooperation in Pakistan's socio-eonomic development.(Photo by TANVEER MUGHAL / AFP) (Photo by TANVEER MUGHAL/AFP via Getty Images) (TANVEER MUGHAL)
Aga Khan in photos Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales meet His Highness the Aga Khan when they attend an evening reception on the first day of their 12 day official tour visiting Egypt, Saudia Arabia and India, on March 20, 2006 in Cairo, Egypt. The visits provide an opportunity to support the UK's international contribution and profile, with key themes to promote better understanding and tolerance between faiths, supporting environmental and conservation intiatives, and encouraging sustainable employment and training opportunities for young people. This is the Royal couple's second joint overseas tour, and is the first time Charles has visited Egypt since March 1995. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)
Aga Khan in photos Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and the SAS Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, visit Nansoq organic village on November 3, 2006 in Skardu, Pakistan. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/Getty Images) (Anwar Hussein Collection)
Aga Khan in photos German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives with SAS Prince Karim Aga Khan IV to meet with the press November 13, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. 2007 marks the 50th year since the title "Aga Khan" was passed to the Prince from his grandfather, and with it, the spiritual leadership of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, who are scattered across Asia and the Middle East. The Aga Khan is in Berlin to attend a conference on central Asia. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (Sean Gallup)
Aga Khan in photos Queen Elizabeth II hosts a dinner at Buckingham Palace to mark the Golden Jubilee of SAS Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the hereditary spiritual Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, on July 7, 2008 in London, U.K.. The Aga Khan is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, and 2007 marked the 50th year after the title "Aga Khan" passed to him from his grandfather. (Photo by POOL/ Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images) (Pool/Tim Graham Royal Photos)
Aga Khan in photos U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2nd L), U.K.'s Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C), Afghan President Hamid Karzai (2nd R) and The Aga Khan (R) pose for photographs at 10 Downing Street in central London ahead of the Afghanistan Conference, on January 28, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Anthony Devlin/WPA POOL (Photo credit should read Anthony Devlin/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP)
Aga Khan in photos The Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, is greeted by the Aga Khan, right, during a visit to the Ismaili Centre to join a reception to help celebrate their 25th anniversary, in London, Nov. 18, 2010. (Anthony Devlin/PA via AP, File)
Aga Khan in photos Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, walks with the Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, as he arrives to inaugurate the restored 16th Century Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
Aga Khan in photos Prime Minister Stephen Harper (left) give a helping hand to the Aga Khan (right), spiritual leader of the world's 15-million Shia Ismaili Muslims, after the Aga Khan addressed the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Aga Khan in photos Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, at the opening of the Ismaili Centre Toronto and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Aga Khan in photos Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the Aga Khan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Aga Khan in photos U.S. State Secretary John Kerry (L) speaks with the Aga Khan (Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini Aga Khan IV) as they attend a conference on Afghanistan at the European Council in Brussels on October 5, 2016. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images) (EMMANUEL DUNAND)
Aga Khan in photos Prince Aga Khan, is congratulated by Former Portugal's Prime Minister Dr. Francisco Pinto Balsemao (patron for the nomination), Antonio Manuel Bensabat Rendas (R), Rector of NOVA University of Lisbon, and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2nd R) after having received medal and diploma during the ceremony in which Prince Aga Khan was awarded with the Honoris Causa Doctorate on July 20, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) (Horacio Villalobos)
Aga Khan in photos Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meet with Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV during a visit to the Aga Khan Centre on October 02, 2019 in London, U.K. The visit is ahead of their royal tour to Pakistan. (Photo by Jeff Spicer - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Aga Khan in photos French President Emmanuel Macron greets Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan IV (R) prior to a dinner with the participants of the Paris Peace Forum at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 11, 2019. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images) (LUDOVIC MARIN)
Aga Khan in photos Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV attends an event at the Aga Khan Centre on October 2, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) (Max Mumby/Indigo)
