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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 ...
Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان, Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) 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).
Rahim Aga Khan. Prince Rahim Aga Khan ( Persian: رحیم آغا خان ; born 12 October 1971) is the second of the Aga Khan IV ’s four children. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, he has been actively involved for many years in the governance of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
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 ...
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.
Aga Khan Development Network. The new logo of AKDN consists of Polygons of three, five, and seven, forming 49 units that interact with and reinforce each other to become one. The Aga Khan Development Network ( AKDN) is a network of private, non-denominational development agencies [1] founded by the Aga Khan, with the primary focus of improving ...
The Aga Khan Mosque traces its origins to the generous contribution of His Highness the Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. The mosque's construction was initiated in the late 1970s and completed in the early 1980s. It was officially inaugurated on October 8, 1978, and has since stood as a symbol of unity and ...