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28. Apr. 2023 · Mawlana Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (r.1885-1957) established a research institution, the Ismaili… Read More. Aga Khan III; Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan IV: “A strong commitment to learning has been at the very root of Ismail ...
3. Nov. 2016 · On the birthday of Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, an abbreviated timeline of some of his great accomplishments is given below: 1897 – Knight Commander of the Indian Empire by Queen Victoria. 1899 – Star of Persia by the Shah of Persia. 1907-1914 – Founding Member and President of the All-India Muslim League.
The Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III, as Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20. Since then, he has dedicated his efforts to improving the quality of life of the most vulnerable populations, emphasising the view of Islam as a faith that teaches compassion and tolerance and that upholds human dignity.
Khoja. Aga Khan, in Shīʿite Islam, title of the imam s of the Nizārī Ismāʿilī sect. The title was first granted in 1818 to Ḥasan ʿAlī Shah (1800–81) by the shah of Iran. As Aga Khan I, he later revolted against Iran (1838) and, defeated, fled to India. His eldest son, ʿAlī Shah (died 1885), was briefly Aga Khan II.
The Ismaili community celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the 48th Imam, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, in 1935. The commemoration of milestone anniversaries was a common practice amongst princely rulers in South Asia, which provided opportunities to generate resources to fulfil the social ethic of care and concern for society’s poor and vulnerable.
Since assuming office in 1957, the present Aga Khan has adapted the complex system of administering the various Ismaili communities, pioneered by his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III, during the colonial era, to a world of nation states. In the course of that process, Aga Khan III, who was twice President of the League of Nations, had already provided a contemporary ...
HH Prince Aga Khan III (1877-1957) was eight-years old when he became the 38 th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community. Though the title Aga Khan had only been conferred twice before, the role as spiritual leader dated back to the seventh century descending directly from the Prophet Muhammad. The title Aga Khan is a unique hereditary appointment.
