The Aga Khan

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British peer businessman hereditary imam philanthropist racehorse owner religious leader

The Aga Khan is the hereditary imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims and a prominent philanthropist known for his global work in development, culture, and architecture.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Aga Khan IV 2
Aga Khan III 3
Aga Khan 2

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer ⓘ
businessman ⓘ
hereditary imam ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
racehorse owner ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
advocates education for girls and women ⓘ
ethical use of wealth ⓘ
interfaith dialogue ⓘ
birthDate 1936-12-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Geneva ⓘ
surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
chairmanOf Aga Khan Development Network ⓘ
child Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan ⓘ
Prince Hussain Aga Khan ⓘ
The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Prince Rahim Aga Khan

Princess Zahra Aga Khan ⓘ
citizenship France ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
degree BA in Islamic history ⓘ
denomination Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form: Nizari Ismaili Shia Islam
dynasty Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form: Nizari Ismaili Imamate
education Harvard University ⓘ
Institut Le Rosey ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Persian ⓘ
father Prince Aly Khan ⓘ
fieldOfActivity architecture ⓘ
culture ⓘ
education ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ
heritage conservation ⓘ
international development ⓘ
microfinance ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
rural development ⓘ
founded Aga Khan Award for Architecture ⓘ
Aga Khan Development Network ⓘ
Aga Khan Foundation ⓘ
Aga Khan Trust for Culture ⓘ
Aga Khan University ⓘ
University of Central Asia ⓘ
fullName Shah Karim al-Husayni ⓘ
grandfather The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aga Khan III
holdsTitle The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: His Highness the Aga Khan
knownFor development initiatives in Asia and Africa ⓘ
global philanthropic work ⓘ
promotion of pluralism ⓘ
support for Islamic art and architecture ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form: Urdu
marriedTo Gabriele zu Leiningen ⓘ
Princess Salimah Aga Khan ⓘ
mother Joan Yarde-Buller ⓘ
notableAward Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George

Order of Canada ⓘ
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ⓘ
notableProject Al-Azhar Park restoration in Cairo ⓘ
Serena Hotels development in Asia and Africa ⓘ
restoration of Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi ⓘ
predecessor The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Aga Khan III
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousLeadershipStart 1957 ⓘ
religiousTitle 49th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims ⓘ
Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims ⓘ
residence Gouvieux, France ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
surface form: Lisbon, Portugal
succeededAsImamAtAge 20 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aga Khan Palace → builtBy → The Aga Khan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III
The Aga Khan → child → The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Aga Khan IV
this entity surface form: Prince Rahim Aga Khan
this entity surface form: Aga Khan IV
this entity surface form: Aga Khan IV
All India Muslim League → founder → The Aga Khan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aga Khan III
The Aga Khan → grandfather → The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Aga Khan IV
this entity surface form: Aga Khan III
The Aga Khan → holdsTitle → The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Aga Khan IV
this entity surface form: His Highness the Aga Khan
this entity surface form: Aga Khan
this entity surface form: Aga Khan
The Aga Khan → predecessor → The Aga Khan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Aga Khan IV
this entity surface form: Aga Khan III