Aga Khan IV

Key facts

Born

13 December 1936, Genthod

Died

4 February 2025, Lisbon

State of birth

Genthod

Sector

Business & industry

Profession

49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims

Gender

Male

Biography

Prince Shah Karim al-Hussaini, known simply as Aga Khan IV, was the 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam 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, Sultan Muhammad Shah. During his Imamate, he was also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.

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Timeline

1. 1936Born in Genthod
2. 1957Becomes Ismaili imam
3. 1977Awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
4. 1983Awarded the honorary doctorate from the McGill University
5. 1986Awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne
6. 1987Awarded the honorary doctorate from McMaster University
7. 1989Awarded the Order of Merit for Labour
8. 1996Awarded the honorary doctorate from Brown University
9. 2004Awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
10. 2004Awarded the Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto
11. 2005Awarded the honorary doctorate from the American University of Beirut
12. 2008Awarded the honorary doctor of Harvard University
13. 2009Awarded the honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
14. 2009Awarded the honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta
15. 2011Awarded the honorary Canadian citizenship
16. 2012Awarded the Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
17. 2013Awarded the North–South Prize
18. 2017Awarded the honorary doctor from the NOVA University Lisbon
19. 2018Awarded the honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia
20. 2018Awarded the honorary doctor of Simon Fraser University
21. 2018Awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
22. 2025Dies in Lisbon