Aga Khan IV

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Aga Khan IV

Prince Karim (k&'ri:m). born 1936, spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Muslims from 1957

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The Aga Khan IV has also been keen for the development of teachers' skills and, expecting high standards, wants them to play a positive role in their field.

NON-FICTION: JOURNEY TO ENLIGHTENMENT

In 1957, at the age of 20, Aga Khan IV Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini succeeded his grandfather as the 49th Imam of the Ismaili community.

His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan - A Prince in Love with Peace and Progress

Investigators believe the gang thought the horse was owned outright by the Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and a deal would be completed within hours.

A horse like Shergar should be buried in a special place with a plaque ..but he's buried somewhere out there in the country and no one knows w here. It 's not right; EXCLUSIVE GROOM OF LEGENDARY RACEHORSE LOOKS BACK 25YRS TO KIDNAP

Religious leader, philanthropist, diplomat, horse breeder, business tycoon, jet-setter, patron of architecture and heritage preservation: at 70 years old, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is many things to many people.

Review of 2007: this year the Aga Khan celebrated his 70th birthday and his golden jubilee as spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims. His extraordinary investment in arts and architecture includes plans for a museum of Islamic art

Sardinia was a sleepy island surrounded by emerald green sea--the mountainous home of modest wineries and fishing industry--before Prince Aga Khan IV sailed by in the summer of 1962 and decided the northeastern tip would be a fine place to build a marina and a pack of luxury hotels.

Fantasy island: among A-listers, Sardinia is the new St. Tropez--a historic yet chic locale experiencing renown once again

I speak here of the progressive institution-building efforts of the Aga Khan Development Network, founded and led by Prince Karim al-Husseini Aga Khan IV.

On nurturing a modern Muslim identity: the institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, aged 61, the spiritual leader of 12million Shia Ismaili Muslims, married his 35-year-old bride in a private religious and civil ceremony.

New bride for the Aga Khan

The Isma ilis, a major community of Shi i Muslims, number several millions, and an overwhelming majority of them, representing the Nizari branch of the community, currently acknowledge Prince Karim Aga Khan IV as their forty-ninth spiritual leader, or imam.

Throne of Gold: The Lives of the Aga Khans

The Ismailis, on the other hand, trace the Imamat from the Prophet Muhammad to their current religious leader and Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan IV.

State-society relations in an international context

The Reagans were to be house in the Chateau de Belle Rive, a residence of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, but Nancy was informed by "friends" (it's not clear whether Quigley of the Stars was involved here) that Prince Karim Aga Khan IV had a much nicer structure down by the lake, the Maison de Saussure.

Picking up the Pisces

Parliament Speaker Asilbek Jeenbekov and Prince Karim Aga Khan IV discussed cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Aga Khan Development Network, prospects of collaborative projects at a meeting on November 4 in Bishkek, the Parliament's press service said.

Prince Karim Aga Khan expresses readiness to launch education projects in mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan

The Aga Khan Development Network is a group of nondenominational development agencies, created by His Highness the Aga Khan IV, with complementary mandates ranging from health and education to architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, the promotion of private sector enterprise and the revitalization of historic cities.