Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, son of Aga Khan IV, was named as His successor on Wednesday and inherited the role of the spiritual leader of millions of Ismail Muslims around the world.
Late Aga Khan88 – billionaire, who was known for both his business and philanthropy – died on Tuesday. Prince Rahim was appointed his successor after the end of his will, according to Aga Khan Development Network.
Prince Rahim, who is Aga Khan V, takes the reins of the Shiite Muslim line that requires a descent from the Prophet Muhammad. Ismaili Muslims, who have 12 million to 15 million, live in more than 35 countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
His family and institutions of Ismail are tremendously rich: Happiness estimates ranged from 1 billion to $ 13 billion, with various shares ranging from airlines to racing to newspapers. Aga Khan IV was one of the richest hereditary rulers in the world, some of which came from any tithe collected for his followers.
He was known as the jet set that kept horses and was friends with royal rank. However, the ISMAILA family and the community are also known for the operation of humanitarian institutions around the world, including hospitals and universities.
In the name of his son as his successor to the late Aga Khan, he adjusted the family with tradition.
His grandfather, Aga Khan III, skipped other offspring in 1957 to name him as a successor, and to show the need for a young man’s mind to meet a rapidly changing world. At that time his grandson was a 20 -year -old student of Islamic history at Harvard.
