the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. Over ...

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.

The Aga Khan, who assumed the role of spiritual leader for millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 while an undergraduate at Harvard, has died at age 88. He dedicated vast resources, amassed from ...

the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. Over decades, the late Aga Khan evolved into a business magnate and a ...