Aga Khan IV

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
آقاخان چهارم
Aga Khan IV in 1985
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
France
Switzerland
Portugal
Canada
EducationHarvard University (BA)
TitleAga Khan IV
49th hereditary Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
Tenure11 July 1957 – 4 February 2025
Installation19 October 1957
PredecessorAga Khan III
SuccessorAga Khan V
BornShāh Karim al-Hussaini
(1936-12-13)13 December 1936
Geneva, Switzerland
Died4 February 2025(2025-02-04) (aged 88)
Lisbon, Portugal
Burial9 February 2025
Spouse
(m. 1969; div. 1995)
    (m. 1998; div. 2011)
    Issue
    HouseFatimid
    FatherPrince Aly Khan
    MotherPrincess Taj-ud-dawlah
    ReligionNizari Isma'ilism Shia Islam
    OccupationImam (spiritual leader)
    Philanthropist
    Businessman
    Socialite

    Prince Karim al-Husseini (13 December 1936 – 4 February 2025), known as the Aga Khan IV, was the 49th imam of Nizari Isma'ilism from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at the age of 20 upon the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III. During his imamate, he was also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.

    Al-Husseini's net worth was estimated at over US$13.3 billion by Vanity Fair in 2013. Forbes included al-Husseini in its list of the world’s fifteen richest royals, though he held no political sovereignty or territorial authority. The designation referred to his hereditary role as Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, not to any formal royal or monarchical status. He was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private development networks in the world. Al-Husseini was a business magnate with citizenship of the UK, France, Switzerland, Portugal and Canada (honorary) as well as a racehorse owner and breeder.