Aga Khan IV
Aga Khan IV | |
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آقاخان چهارم | |
Karim al-Husseini in 1985 | |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom France Switzerland Portugal Canada (honorary) |
| Education | Institute Le Rosey |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) |
| Title | Aga Khan IV |
| 49th hereditary Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims | |
| Tenure | 11 July 1957 – 4 February 2025 |
| Installation | 19 October 1957 |
| Predecessor | Aga Khan III |
| Successor | Aga Khan V |
| Born | Shāh Karim al-Hussaini 13 December 1936 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 4 February 2025 (aged 88) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Burial | 9 February 2025 Aswan, Egypt |
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| House | Fatimid |
| Father | Aly Khan |
| Mother | Joan Yarde-Buller |
| Religion | Nizari Isma'ilism Shia Islam |
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Prince 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, the 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, one of the largest private development networks in the world.