People with a particular historical awareness may remember his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III ... community that believes the Prophet Muhammad named his cousin and son-in ...

When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957 ... by Ismailis to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through the prophet’s cousin and son-in-law, Ali, and ...

From his father, Prince Aly Khan, and his grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, the Aga Khan inherited two of the world’s largest and most successful racing stables. He built up a ...

A direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, Khan was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a ... he had requested to be buried in Aswan near his grandfather, Sultan Muhammad Shah, and his grandmother, Om Habiba,” said Maj.

Aswan also holds a historical significance for the Aga Khan family as it pays homage to the Fatimid dynasty, from which the Ismaili Imams trace their lineage. With the burial of Aga Khan IV in ...

who trace his lineage directly to the Prophet Muhammad. The Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III, as Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20.

He will be interred in the mausoleum of his grandfather, the late Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III ... recited invoking blessings on Prophet Muhammad and his progeny (peace be upon them).

As a successor of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan, he worked tirelessly not only for the development of Muslim Ummah but for subjugated masses across the world. Heads of state, social activists ...

The Ismailis are a Shia Muslim sect. He had led the community since 1957, when his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, or Aga Khan III, had named him as successor, passing over his father.