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13. Dez. 2022 · Today marks the 84th birthday of one of the most prestigious high society figures in the world: Prince Karim al-Husayni, also known as the Aga Khan IV. He is one of the richest royals and most influential leaders in the world, often acknowledged as the world's most well-connected man. Born on December 13, 1936, he is the elder son of Prince Aly ...
In rising to the challenge suddenly thrust before him, he created a template for the next 60 years of his reign. Today the Aga Khan IV stands as one of the most highly admired yet elusive spiritual leaders of the modern age. The Aga Khan is said to be the direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili ...
The Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, as Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20. Since taking on his role in 1957, he has dedicated his efforts to improving the quality of life of the most vulnerable populations, while emphasising the view of Islam as a thinking, spiritual faith: one that teaches compassion and tolerance and that upholds ...
Aga Khan oder Aga Chan (persisch آقا خان Āqā Chān, DMG Āqā Ḫān) ist der Titel, der im frühen 19. Jahrhundert dem Oberhaupt ( Imam ) der islamischen religiösen Gemeinschaft der nizaritischen Ismailiten , Hassan Ali Schah (1800–1881), vom Schah von Persien verliehen und nach seiner Flucht nach Indien von den Briten bestätigt wurde.
According to Ben Pimlott, biographer of Queen Elizabeth II, the Aga Khan presented Her Majesty with a filly called Astrakhan, who won at Hurst Park Racecourse in 1950. In 1926, the Aga Khan gave a cup (the Aga Khan Trophy ) to be awarded to the winners of an international team show jumping competition held at the annual horse show of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin, Ireland, every first ...
Aga Khan II maintained the cordial ties that his father had developed with the British and was appointed to the Bombay Legislative Council when Sir James Fergusson was the governor of Bombay. This was a noteworthy achievement, given that service on the council was restricted to people whom the British considered to be of outstanding ability who wielded influence in their communities. His son ...
Bild der damaligen Begum Aga Khan (vor 2006) Gabriele Renate Inaara Prinzessin zu Leiningen (* 1.April 1963 als Gabriele Homey in Frankfurt am Main, später Gabriele Thyssen) war von 1998 bis zur rechtskräftigen Scheidung 2014 die Ehefrau von Karim Aga Khan IV. und trug in dieser Zeit den Titel Begum Aga Khan.
