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The Aga Khan IV is the eldest son of Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960), and his first wife, Princess Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller (1908–1997), the eldest daughter of the British peer John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston . Born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13 December 1936, Prince Karim was declared healthy despite being born ...
e. Aga Khan ( Persian: آقاخان, Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) [1] is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. Since 1957, the holder of the title has been the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV (born 1936). Aga Khan claims to be a direct descendant of Muhammad ...
Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan (13 June 1911 – 12 May 1960), known as Aly Khan, was a socialite and ambassador for Pakistan. He was the son of the Aga Khan III, and the father of Aga Khan IV . A socialite, racehorse owner and jockey, he was the third husband of actress Rita Hayworth. After being passed over for succession as Aga Khan, he served ...
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement, restoration, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscape design ...
The Aga Khan Foundation ( AKF) is a private, not-for-profit international development agency, [1] which was founded in 1967 [2] by Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. [3] AKF seeks to provide long-term solutions to problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy and ill health in the poorest parts ...
The Aga Khan Palace was built by Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III in the city of Pune, India. The palace was an act of charity by the spiritual leader of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, who wanted to help the poor in the neighbouring areas of Pune, who were drastically hit by famine by offering them work. [1] The construction lasted 5 years and ...
Aga Khan III. Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah ( Arabic: سلطان محمد شاه, romanized :Sulṭān Muḥammad Shāh; 2 November 1877 – 11 July 1957), known as Aga Khan III ( Persian: آقا خان سوم, romanized :Āqā Khān Suwwūm ), was the 48th imam of the Nizari Ism'aili branch of Shia Islam. He was one of the founders and the first ...
Philanthropist. Princess Zahra Aga Khan (born 18 September 1970) is the eldest child of Aga Khan IV and his first wife, Princess Salimah Aga Khan . Noorani family.