The Aga Khan IV, who died last week at the age of 88, was considered one of the wealthiest (and one of the best-connected) royals in the world. Now his son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, has acceded to th

Last week, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini ’95 was named the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims after his father, the former leader, passed away on Feb. 4. Al-Hussaini is now Aga Khan V, a title given to the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam.

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father.

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world. He will take on the role from his father Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Tuesday at the age of 88.

According to a statement issued by the community, in 2018, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV designated the Henrique de Mendonça Palace, Lisbon, as the seat of the Ismaili Imamat, to be known as the “Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat”. The term Diwan is an Arabic, Indian, and Persian term that means the court or chief administrative office of the Imam.

Hussaini, will oversee the plans to open the million-dollar Ismaili Muslim community hub after his father's recent passing.

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, becoming the spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili

Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th Imam of Nizari Ismaili Muslims, died February 4. He was 88. The Aga Khan’s eldest son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, has been designated the Aga Khan V.

Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect.

Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, leading the Ismaili Muslim community after his father's passing. Educated in the United States, he has actively participated in the Aga Khan Development Network,

“Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was today named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, following the unsealing of the Will of his late father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died in Lisbon, Portugal yesterday, aged 88,” the statement said.