Prince Rahim al-Hussaini was appointed as the new Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of millions of Shia Muslims around the world.
He will play the role of his father Karim Aga Khan He died Tuesday at the age of 88.
Aga Khan Development Network said in a statement that the appointment was made after Karim Aga Khan’s will was unsealed.
Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V will become the 50th hereditary imam of Ismali Muslims, who say they are the direct dead of the prophet Muhammad.
Ismailis is a Shiite Muslim sect who worships many Imam Ismail, including Imam, who died in 765 AD.
Their global population is about 15 million, including 500,000 people in Pakistan.
In India, Afghanistan and Africa also have large populations.
Prince Karim Aga Khan took over Emma, a grandfather in 1957, at the age of 20.
Aga Khan Development Network said he died in Lisbon, Portugal.
