Aga Khan, who has become the spiritual leader of the world’s million Muslims of Ismaili at the age of 20 as undergraduate studies at Harvard, and has poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in dozens in the construction of homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries. He was 88 years old.
Announced his Foundation of Aga Khan and the religious community Ismail on their web pages That his high prince Karim al-Hussini, Aga Khan IV and 49. The hereditary Imam of Muslims of Shiite Ismail, died on Tuesday in Portugal surrounded by his family.
They said the announcement of his successor would come later.
They believed that his followers were a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad, his high Prince Karim aga Khan IV was a student when his grandfather crossed over Playboy’s father as his successor to lead the Diaspora of Muslims Shia Ismailija, saying that his followers should lead a young man ” grown up in the middle of a new age. “
Over the decade of aga khan evolved in Business magnate And the philanthropist, moving between spiritual and earthly and mixing them with ease.
Treated as the head of the state, Aga Khan gave Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, the title of “his Highness”, two weeks after his grandfather Aga Khan III unexpectedly became a successor in the family dynasty in 1,300 years as leader Ismaili Muslim sect.
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He became Aga Khan IV on October 19, 1957 at the Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania at the place where his grandfather once had his weight equalized in diamonds in the gifts of his followers.
He left Harvard to be with his side grandfather and returned to school 18 months later with an entourage and a deep sense of responsibility.
“I was a undergraduate study that knew what his work would be for for the rest of his life,” Vanity Fair from 2012 said in an interview with Vanity Fair. “I don’t think anyone in my situation would be ready.”
The defender of Islamic culture and value, he was widely considered the builders of bridges between Muslim societies and the West, despite this – or perhaps because of his restraint to engage in politics.
IN AGA Khan Development NetworkIts main philanthropic organization, mainly dealt with issues of health care, apartments, education and rural economic development.
The network of hospitals bearing his name is scattered in countries where health care for the poorest, including Bangladesh, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, where he spent tens of millions of dollars for the development of local farms.
His eye for construction and design brought him to establish the Award for Architecture and Programs for Islamic Architecture on MIT -UI Harvard. Has renovated ancient Islamic structure around the world.
The accounts are different from the date and place of the birth of Prince Karim Aga Khan. According to “Who is in France”, he was born on December 13, 1936 in Creux-de-Genthod, near Geneva, Switzerland, son Joan Yarde-Buller and Aly Khan.
It is difficult to measure the extent of the Financial Empire of Aga Khan. Some reports estimated that his personal wealth was in billions.
Ismailis-sect originally focused on India, but that spread to large communities in East Africa, Central and South Asia and in the Middle East- they believe that the duty of tenths is up to 10% of their revenue for him as a manager.
“We have no idea that the accumulation of wealth is evil,” Said Vanity Fair 2012. “Islamic ethics is that if God has given you the ability or fortunate to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility for society.”
He was survived by three sons and a daughter.
