He is the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private development networks in the world.

Forbes describes the Aga Khan as one of the world's fifteen richest royals. Īga Khan's net worth has been estimated at $13.3 billion. The Aga Khan is a business magnate with British and Portuguese citizenship, as well as a racehorse owner and breeder. According to the Aga Khan III as mentioned in his memoirs, he has actual 'Divine power, guidance, and leadership (authority).' The Institution of Imamate has continued to present day with the Aga Khan IV as the 49th Imam of the Ismaili Community. His grandfather, Aga Khan III, states in his memoirs that the Shias had a 'need (for) Divine guidance' after the Prophet of Islam's death, this need being fulfilled by the Imamate. The Aga Khan claims direct lineal descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, who is considered an imam by Nizari Ismailis, and Ali's wife Fatima, Muhammad's daughter from his first marriage. He has held the position of imam and the title of Aga Khan since 11 July 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III.

If You’d like to delete Cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse Cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.įor the Chrome web browser, please visit this page from Google: įor the Internet Explorer web browser, please visit this page from Microsoft: įor the Firefox web browser, please visit this page from Mozilla: įor the Safari web browser, please visit this page from Apple: įor any other web browser, please visit your web browser’s official web pages.Shah Karim al-Husayni ( Arabic: شاه كريم الحسيني, romanized: Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis. If You do not accept Our Cookies, You may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Website and some features may not function properly. You may use this option for preventing the use of Cookies at any time. If You prefer to avoid the use of Cookies on the Website, first You must disable the use of Cookies in your browser and then delete the Cookies saved in your browser associated with this website.

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