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{{Short description|50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community}}
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{{Short description|50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community}}{{Noorani family}}'''Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan''' ({{Langx|fa|رحیم الحسینی}};{{Lrm}} born 12 October 1971), known as '''His Highness the Aga Khan V''' ({{langx|fa|آقاخان پنجم|Āqā Khān Panjum}}), is a religious leader, businessman, and socialite best known as the 50th hereditary [[Imamate in Nizari doctrine|Imam]] of the [[Nizari Isma'ilism|Shia Nizari Isma'ili]] Muslims, as he succeeded the 1,400-years old family's dynasty, linked by heredity to the [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad]] through his daughter, [[Fatima|Hazrat Bibi Fatima]], and the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law, [[Ali|Hazrat Ali]], the first Shia Imam. Today the Ismailis are the only Shia community who, throughout history, have been led by a living and present, hereditary Imam in direct descent from the Prophet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Address to both Houses of the Parliament of Canada in the House of Commons Chamber |url=https://the.akdn/en/resources-media/resources/speeches/address-both-houses-parliament-canada-house-commons-chamber-his-highness-the-aga-khan |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Aga Khan Development Network |language=en}}</ref>


'''Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan''' ({{Langx|fa|رحیم الحسینی}};{{Lrm}} born 12 October 1971), known as '''the Aga Khan V''' ({{langx|fa|آقاخان پنجم|Āqā Khān Panjum}}), is a religious leader, businessman, and socialite best known as the 50th hereditary [[Imamate in Nizari doctrine|Imam]] of the [[Nizari Isma'ilism|Shia Nizari Isma'ili]] Muslims.


He is the second of the [[Aga Khan IV]]'s four children, and succeeded his father as per his testament, upon his death on 4 February 2025, at his palace in Lisbon. He is also known by the religious title Khudavind (in Persian khudawand means, “a king, lord, master; with greatest authority.)<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Ismaili |first=Faith & Tradition |title=Khudavind |url=https://the.ismaili/gb/en/news/why-do-ismailis-call-their-imam-khudavind}}</ref> and also Mawlānā Hazar Imam (the present Imam) by his [[Shia Islam|Shia]] [[Nizari Isma'ilism|Isma'ili]] followers. He is the fifth Nizari imam who hold the title [[Aga Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=the.ismaili |url=https://the.ismaili/pk/en/news/50th-imam-declared-mawlana-hazar-imam-shah-rahim-al-hussaini-aga-khan |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=the.ismaili}}</ref>{{Ismailism}}
He is the second of the [[Aga Khan IV]]'s four children, and succeeded his father upon his death on 4 February 2025. He is also known by the religious title ''Mawlānā Hazar Imām''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=the.ismaili |url=https://the.ismaili/pk/en/news/50th-imam-declared-mawlana-hazar-imam-shah-rahim-al-hussaini-aga-khan |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=the.ismaili}}</ref> He is the fifth Nizari imam to hold the title [[Aga Khan]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Prince Rahim Aga Khan was born on 12 October 1971, in [[Geneva]], Switzerland. He is the eldest son and second oldest of three children born to the [[Aga Khan IV]] (Prince Karim Al-Husseini) and his first wife Princess [[Salimah Aga Khan]] (née Sarah Croker-Poole), a British national.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2020 |title=AKDN, Prince William to launch environmental prize |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1584058 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Henley |first=Jon |date=5 February 2025 |title=Rahim al-Hussaini named as 50th Aga Khan after death of father |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/rahim-al-hussaini-named-as-50th-aga-khan-after-death-of-father |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khalip |first=Andrei |date=5 February 2025 |title=Aga Khan IV's son Rahim named Ismaili Muslims' new spiritual leader |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/rahim-al-hussaini-named-ismaili-muslims-new-spiritual-leader-after-fathers-death-2025-02-05/ |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saleem |first=Sadiq |date=5 February 2025 |title=Aga Khan IV Age, Died, Net Worth, Education, Successor, Children and Family |url=https://www.theeducationisthub.com/aga-khan-iv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206172120/https://www.theeducationisthub.com/aga-khan-iv/ |archive-date=6 February 2025 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=The Educationist Hub}}</ref>
Rahim Aga Khan was born on 12 October 1971, in [[Geneva]], Switzerland. He is the eldest son and second oldest of three children born to [[Aga Khan IV|Karim Al-Husseini]] and his first wife [[Salimah Aga Khan]] (née Sarah Croker-Poole), a British national.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 October 2020|title=AKDN, Prince William to launch environmental prize|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1584058|access-date=26 January 2022|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Henley |first=Jon |date=5 February 2025 |title=Rahim al-Hussaini named as 50th Aga Khan after death of father |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/rahim-al-hussaini-named-as-50th-aga-khan-after-death-of-father |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khalip |first=Andrei |date=5 February 2025 |title=Aga Khan IV's son Rahim named Ismaili Muslims' new spiritual leader |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/rahim-al-hussaini-named-ismaili-muslims-new-spiritual-leader-after-fathers-death-2025-02-05/ |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saleem |first=Sadiq |date=5 February 2025 |title=Aga Khan IV Age, Died, Net Worth, Education, Successor, Children and Family |url=https://www.theeducationisthub.com/aga-khan-iv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206172120/https://www.theeducationisthub.com/aga-khan-iv/ |archive-date=6 February 2025 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=The Educationist Hub}}</ref>


Prince Rahim was educated in the United States, receiving his secondary education at [[Phillips Academy Andover]], Massachusetts (1990), He graduated from [[Brown University]] with a bachelor's degree in [[comparative literature]] in 1995.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Lusa |date=5 February 2025 |title=Rahim Aga Khan é o novo líder da comunidade ismailita |url=https://www.publico.pt/2025/02/05/sociedade/noticia/rahim-aga-khan-novo-lider-comunidade-ismailita-2121466 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2025 |title=Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims |url=https://apnews.com/article/aga-khan-rahim-alhussaini-8efb5353df62fd6f452ca2935507483c |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> In 2006 he completed graduate studies in management and administration in [[Barcelona]], Spain, at the [[IESE Business School]] [[University of Navarra]].<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2025 |title=El príncipe Rahim Aga Khan V nombrado el 50º líder espiritual de los ismaelitas |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/el-pr%C3%ADncipe-rahim-aga-khan-v-nombrado-el-50%C2%BA-l%C3%ADder-espiritual-de-los-ismaelitas/88832361 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=es-ES}}</ref>
Rahim was educated in the United States, receiving his secondary education at [[Phillips Academy Andover]], Massachusetts (1990). He graduated from [[Brown University]] with a bachelor's degree in [[comparative literature]] in 1995.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lusa |date=5 February 2025 |title=Rahim Aga Khan é o novo líder da comunidade ismailita |url=https://www.publico.pt/2025/02/05/sociedade/noticia/rahim-aga-khan-novo-lider-comunidade-ismailita-2121466 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2025 |title=Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims |url=https://apnews.com/article/aga-khan-rahim-alhussaini-8efb5353df62fd6f452ca2935507483c |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> In 2006, he completed graduate studies in management and administration in [[Barcelona]], Spain, at the [[IESE Business School]] [[University of Navarra]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2025 |title=El príncipe Rahim Aga Khan V nombrado el 50º líder espiritual de los ismaelitas |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/el-pr%C3%ADncipe-rahim-aga-khan-v-nombrado-el-50%C2%BA-l%C3%ADder-espiritual-de-los-ismaelitas/88832361 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=es-ES}}</ref>


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In 2010, he established the Aga Khan Brown Workshop series at the [[Watson Institute]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Islam and the Humanities|url=https://cmes.watson.brown.edu/research-areas/islam-and-humanities|website= Watson Institute}}</ref>
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Based in Geneva, Switzerland Prince Rahim has been actively involved for many years in the governance of the [[Aga Khan Development Network]] (AKDN), where as of 2020 he chaired the AKDN Environment and Climate Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AKDN Partners with Prince William to Launch Earthshot Prize |url=https://tolonews.com/arts-culture-166907 |access-date=27 January 2022 |website=TOLOnews |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
As of 2019, Prince Rahim sat on either the Board or Executive Committee for several of the AKDN's agencies and affiliated structures, including the [[Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development]], and the Aga Khan University Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Washington and Aga Khan University sign agreement to further population health, research, service and education |url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/03/04/university-of-washington-and-aga-khan-university-sign-agreement-to-further-population-health-research-service-and-education/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128211546/https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/03/04/university-of-washington-and-aga-khan-university-sign-agreement-to-further-population-health-research-service-and-education/ |archive-date=28 January 2022 |access-date=28 January 2022 |website=UW News |language=en}}</ref>
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Based in Geneva, Rahim has been actively involved for many years in the governance of the [[Aga Khan Development Network]] (AKDN), where, as of 2020, he chaired the AKDN Environment and Climate Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AKDN Partners with Prince William to Launch Earthshot Prize|url=https://tolonews.com/arts-culture-166907|access-date=27 January 2022|website=TOLOnews|language=en}}</ref>


Following the death of his father, [[Aga Khan IV|Karim al-Husseini]], on 4 February 2025, Rahim was named the fifth [[Aga Khan]] and the 50th hereditary imam of [[Nizari Isma'ilism]], as prescribed in his father's will.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2025 |title=New Aga Khan named as Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3ndgd6076o |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> His formal accession ceremony was held on 11 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-12 |title=Prince Rahim Aga Khan accession ceremony held |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/prince-rahim-aga-khan-accession-ceremony-held-1067721 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>
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In 2010, he established the Aga Khan Brown Workshop series at the [[Watson Institute]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Islam and the Humanities |website=Watson Institute |url=https://cmes.watson.brown.edu/research-areas/islam-and-humanities}}</ref>


Upon succeeding his father as Imam, he also became the Chair of the [[Aga Khan Development Network]] (AKDN),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Chair |url=https://the.akdn/en/who-we-are/our-chair |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Aga Khan Development Network |language=en}}</ref> the Chancellor of the [[Aga Khan University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chancellor {{!}} About AKU {{!}} The Aga Khan University |url=https://www.aku.edu/about/chancellor/Pages/home.aspx |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=www.aku.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[University of Central Asia]] (UCA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chancellor |url=https://ucentralasia.org/about/governance-and-leadership/chancellor |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=ucentralasia.org |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also assumed the role of the Chair of [[Institute of Ismaili Studies|The Institute of Ismaili Studies]] (IIS)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V {{!}} The Institute of Ismaili Studies |url=https://www.iis.ac.uk/about-us/ismaili-imamat/his-highness-prince-rahim-aga-khan-v/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=www.iis.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> and President of the [[Global Centre for Pluralism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conseil d’administration |url=https://www.pluralism.ca/fr/who-we-are/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Global Centre for Pluralism |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
== Ascension to The Ismaili Imamat ==
The Ismaili Imamat is a hereditary office in succession from Hazrat Ali, the fourth Rightly Guided Caliph of Islam and the first Shia Imam, the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him and his progeny), who was married to Hazrat Bibi Fatimat-az-Zahra, the Prophet’s daughter and only surviving child.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ismaili Imamat |url=https://the.akdn/en/who-we-are/ismaili-imamat |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Aga Khan Development Network |language=en}}</ref>


In March 2025, Rahim al-Husseini, in his capacity as Chair of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), attended the European Commission’s annual Brussels conference on Syria. There, he pledged a minimum of €100 million over two years on behalf of the AKDN and the Ismaili Imamat to support development and humanitarian initiatives in Syria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement by His Highness the Aga Khan at Brussels IX: Standing with Syria |url=https://the.akdn/en/resources-media/resources/speeches/statement-by-his-highness-the-aga-khan-at-brussels-ix-standing-with-syria |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Aga Khan Development Network |language=en}}</ref>
Pursuant to the passing of [[Aga Khan IV|His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan]] [[Aga Khan IV|IV]] and the unsealing of his Last Will and Testament at The Diwan, Lisbon, Portugal, his eldest son, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini was named the 50<sup>th</sup> hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. In the historical tradition of Shia Ismailis, succession to Imamat is by way of [https://the.ismaili/ir/en/news/how-does-the-ismaili-imam-designate-his-successor ''nass'' (divine designation)], it being the absolute prerogative of the Imam-of-the-Time to appoint his successor from amongst any of his male descendants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-05 |title=Prince Rahim Aga Khan V Named 50th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims {{!}} The Institute of Ismaili Studies |url=https://www.iis.ac.uk/news/2025/february/prince-rahim-aga-khan-v-named-50th-hereditary-imam-of-the-shia-ismaili-muslims/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=www.iis.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Through his role in the Aga Khan Development Network, Rahim al-Husseini has been associated with international initiatives such as the [[Paris Peace Forum]], [[Earthshot Prize|The Earthshot Prize]], and the [[King's Trust]], primarily in a founding or supporting capacity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partners |url=https://parispeaceforum.org/partners/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Paris Peace Forum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Alliance |url=https://earthshotprize.org/people-partners/global-alliance/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=The Earthshot Prize |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=King's Trust Group |url=https://www.kingstrustglobal.org/#:~:text=Our%20Founding%20Patrons,people%20between%202019%20and%202025 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=King's Trust Group |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Ismaili Community ==
{{Main|Nizari Isma'ilism}}
The Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, commonly known as the Ismailis, belong to the Shia branch of Islam. The Shia form one of the two major interpretations of Islam, the Sunni being the other. Ismaili Community is the second-largest Shiʿa community in the world. The Ismailis live in over 35 different countries, mainly in Central, East and South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North America and Australia, and number approximately 12 to 15 million.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ismaili |first=Website |title=Ismaili community |url=https://the.ismaili/gb/en/about/ismaili-community}}</ref> Like the ''ummah'' (global Muslim community) as a whole, the Ismailis represent a rich diversity of cultures, languages and nationalities. Ismaili traditions fall within four broad geographic and ethnographic groups: Arab, Persian, Central Asian, and South Asian. Settlements in Africa comprise primarily Ismailis of South Asian origins, while recent settlements in the West come from all these traditions.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-28 |title=Ismaili Community {{!}} The Institute of Ismaili Studies |url=https://www.iis.ac.uk/about-us/ismaili-imamat/ismaili-community/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=www.iis.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The Ismailis have evolved a well-defined institutional framework through which they have, under the leadership and guidance of the Imam, established schools, hospitals, health centres, housing societies and a variety of social and economic development institutions for the common good of all citizens regardless of their race or religion.<ref name=":4" />

Throughout their 1,400 years history, the Ismailis are the only Shi'i community who are led by a living and present hereditary Imam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Address to both Houses of the Parliament of Canada in the House of Commons Chamber |url=https://the.akdn/en/resources-media/resources/speeches/address-both-houses-parliament-canada-house-commons-chamber-his-highness-the-aga-khan |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Aga Khan Development Network |language=en}}</ref> The Ismailis respectfully and affectionately refer to His Highness the Aga Khan V by the title “''Mawlānā Hazar Imām'' (the present Imam).”<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=the.ismaili |url=https://the.ismaili/pk/en/news/50th-imam-declared-mawlana-hazar-imam-shah-rahim-al-hussaini-aga-khan |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=the.ismaili}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Prince Rahim married [[Salwa Aga Khan|Kendra Irene Spears]] on 31 August 2013 in Geneva.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2013 |title=The wedding of Prince Rahim and Miss Kendra Salwa Spears |url=http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1456/The-wedding-of-Prince-Rahim-and-Miss-Kendra-Salwa-Spears |access-date=31 August 2013 |publisher=TheIsmaili.org}}</ref> They have two children: Prince Irfan (b. 11 April 2015)<ref>{{cite web |date=14 April 2015 |title=The Ismaili |url=http://www.theismaili.org/news-events/prince-rahim-and-princess-salwa-announce-birth-baby-boy |access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> and Prince Sinan (b. 2 January 2017).<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 September 2017 |title=Prince Sinan |url=https://the.ismaili/prince-sinan |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=the.Ismaili |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he bought a house in Unstad in [[Vestvågøy Municipality]], Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johansen |first=Bente H. |date=12 July 2020 |title=Prins Rahim Aga Khan kjøpte hus i Lofoten – nå skal det renoveres |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/prins-rahim-aga-khan-kjopte-hus-i-lofoten-_-na-skal-det-renoveres-1.15083899 |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2020 |title=Prins får grønt lys for å renovere «surfebolig» i Lofoten |url=https://e24.no/i/qLGjyo |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=e24.no |language=nb}}</ref> The couple divorced in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Liebe zwischen Prinz Rahim Aga Khan und Prinzessin Salwa ist zerbrochen |url=https://www.msn.com/de-ch/nachrichten/other/die-liebe-zwischen-prinz-rahim-aga-khan-und-prinzessin-salwa-ist-zerbrochen/ar-AA13LY46 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=MSN (in Swiss High German )}}</ref>
Rahim married [[Salwa Aga Khan|Kendra Irene Spears]] on 31 August 2013 in Geneva.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2013 |title=The wedding of Prince Rahim and Miss Kendra Salwa Spears |url=http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1456/The-wedding-of-Prince-Rahim-and-Miss-Kendra-Salwa-Spears |access-date=31 August 2013 |publisher=TheIsmaili.org}}</ref> They have two children: Irfan (b. 11 April 2015)<ref>{{cite web |date=14 April 2015 |title=The Ismaili |url=http://www.theismaili.org/news-events/prince-rahim-and-princess-salwa-announce-birth-baby-boy |access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> and Sinan (b. 2 January 2017).<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 September 2017 |title=Prince Sinan |url=https://the.ismaili/prince-sinan |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=the.Ismaili |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he bought a house in Unstad in [[Vestvågøy Municipality]], Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johansen |first=Bente H. |date=12 July 2020 |title=Prins Rahim Aga Khan kjøpte hus i Lofoten – nå skal det renoveres |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/prins-rahim-aga-khan-kjopte-hus-i-lofoten-_-na-skal-det-renoveres-1.15083899 |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2020 |title=Prins får grønt lys for å renovere "surfebolig" i Lofoten |url=https://e24.no/i/qLGjyo |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=e24.no |language=nb}}</ref> The couple divorced in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Liebe zwischen Prinz Rahim Aga Khan und Prinzessin Salwa ist zerbrochen |url=https://www.msn.com/de-ch/nachrichten/other/die-liebe-zwischen-prinz-rahim-aga-khan-und-prinzessin-salwa-ist-zerbrochen/ar-AA13LY46 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=MSN (in Swiss High German )}}</ref>


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== Titles, styles and honours ==
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Author Farhad Daftary wrote of how the honorific title ''[[Aga Khan]]'' (from [[Agha (Ottoman Empire)|Agha]] and [[Khan (title)|Khan]]) was first given to [[Aga Khan I|Hasan Ali Shah (The Aga Khan I)]] at the age of thirteen when he as the young Imam with his mother decided to go to the Qajar court in Tehran to obtain justice upon his father's death and was eventually successful. "At the same time, the [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]] monarch bestowed on him the honorific title ([[laqab]]) of Agha Khan (also transcribed as Aqa Khan), meaning lord and master...in due course simplified in Europe to Aga Khan". Daftary additionally commented, "The title of Agha Khan remained hereditary amongst his successors."<ref name="DaftaryIsmailis2ed2">{{cite book |last=Daftary |first=Farhad |title=The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-511-35561-5 |edition=2nd |location=Cambridge}}</ref>
Author Farhad Daftary wrote of how the honorific title ''[[Aga Khan]]'' (from [[Agha (Ottoman Empire)|Agha]] and [[Khan (title)|Khan]]) was first given to [[Aga Khan I|Hasan Ali Shah (The Aga Khan I)]] at the age of thirteen when he as the young Imam with his mother decided to go to the Qajar court in Tehran to obtain justice upon his father's death and was eventually successful. "At the same time, the [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]] monarch bestowed on him the honorific title ([[laqab]]) of Agha Khan (also transcribed as Aqa Khan), meaning lord and master...in due course simplified in Europe to Aga Khan". Daftary additionally commented, "The title of Agha Khan remained hereditary amongst his successors."<ref name="DaftaryIsmailis2ed2">{{cite book |last=Daftary |first=Farhad |title=The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-511-35561-5 |edition=2nd |location=Cambridge}}</ref>


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The style of [[Highness|His Highness]] was formally granted to the Aga Khan V by [[King Charles III]] on 10 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2025 |title=The King is pleased to grant the new Aga Khan the title "His Highness" |url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2025-02-10/the-king-is-pleased-to-grant-the-new-aga-khan-the-title-his-highness |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=Royal.UK |language=en}}</ref> In accordance with long-standing tradition of the Ismaili Imams with the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarch]] and, to mark the accession of Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan as the fiftieth hereditary Imam of the Shi’a Ismaili Muslim community.
'''Styles'''

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The style of [[Highness|His Highness]] was formally granted to the Aga Khan V by [[King Charles III]] on 10 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2025 |title=The King is pleased to grant the new Aga Khan the title “His Highness” |url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2025-02-10/the-king-is-pleased-to-grant-the-new-aga-khan-the-title-his-highness |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=Royal.UK |language=en}}</ref> In accordance with long-standing tradition of the Ismaili Imams with the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarch]] and, to mark the accession of Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan as the fiftieth hereditary Imam of the Shi’a Ismaili Muslim community. Spoken style (second person, e.g. "His Highness" or "Your Highness")


'''Honours'''
=== Honours ===
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**[[File:Order of Pakistan.png|67x67px]] Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Nishan-e-Pakistan|Order of Pakistan]] (7 June 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2024 |title=Prince Rahim Agha Khan honoured with Pakistan's top civilian award |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/07-Jun-2024/prince-rahim-agha-khan-honoured-with-pakistan-s-top-civilian-award |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2024 |title=Prince Rahim Aga Khan conferred with 'Nishan-i-Pakistan' award |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/817018-Prince-Rahim-Agha-Khan-conferred-with-/'Nishan-i-Pakistan/'-award |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Dunya News |language=en}}</ref>
**[[File:Order of Pakistan.png|67x67px]] Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Nishan-e-Pakistan|Order of Pakistan]] (7 June 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2024 |title=Prince Rahim Agha Khan honoured with Pakistan's top civilian award |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/07-Jun-2024/prince-rahim-agha-khan-honoured-with-pakistan-s-top-civilian-award |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2024 |title=Prince Rahim Aga Khan conferred with 'Nishan-i-Pakistan' award |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/817018-Prince-Rahim-Agha-Khan-conferred-with-/'Nishan-i-Pakistan/'-award |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Dunya News |language=en}}</ref>

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Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan
NPk CGH
آقاخان پنجم‎
OccupationImam (spiritual leader) Philanthropist
50th hereditary Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
Tenure4 February 2025 – present
Installation11 February 2025
PredecessorAga Khan IV
BornRahim al-Hussaini
(1971-10-12) 12 October 1971 (age 53)
Geneva, Switzerland
Spouse
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(m. 2013; div. 2022)​
Issue
  • Irfan Aga Khan
  • Sinan Aga Khan
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FatherAga Khan IV
MotherSalimah Aga Khan
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Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan (Persian: رحیم الحسینی;‎ born 12 October 1971), known as the Aga Khan V (Persian: آقاخان پنجم, romanized: Āqā Khān Panjum), is a religious leader, businessman, and socialite best known as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Nizari Isma'ili Muslims.

He is the second of the Aga Khan IV's four children, and succeeded his father upon his death on 4 February 2025. He is also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imām.[1] He is the fifth Nizari imam to hold the title Aga Khan.[citation needed]

Early life and education

Rahim Aga Khan was born on 12 October 1971, in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the eldest son and second oldest of three children born to Karim Al-Husseini and his first wife Salimah Aga Khan (née Sarah Croker-Poole), a British national.[2][3][4][5]

Rahim was educated in the United States, receiving his secondary education at Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts (1990). He graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature in 1995.[3][6][7] In 2006, he completed graduate studies in management and administration in Barcelona, Spain, at the IESE Business School University of Navarra.[6][8]

In 2010, he established the Aga Khan Brown Workshop series at the Watson Institute.[9]

Career

Based in Geneva, Rahim has been actively involved for many years in the governance of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), where, as of 2020, he chaired the AKDN Environment and Climate Committee.[10]

Following the death of his father, Karim al-Husseini, on 4 February 2025, Rahim was named the fifth Aga Khan and the 50th hereditary imam of Nizari Isma'ilism, as prescribed in his father's will.[11] His formal accession ceremony was held on 11 February 2025.[12]

Upon succeeding his father as Imam, he also became the Chair of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN),[13] the Chancellor of the Aga Khan University[14] and the University of Central Asia (UCA).[15] He also assumed the role of the Chair of The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS)[16] and President of the Global Centre for Pluralism.[17]

In March 2025, Rahim al-Husseini, in his capacity as Chair of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), attended the European Commission’s annual Brussels conference on Syria. There, he pledged a minimum of €100 million over two years on behalf of the AKDN and the Ismaili Imamat to support development and humanitarian initiatives in Syria.[18]

Through his role in the Aga Khan Development Network, Rahim al-Husseini has been associated with international initiatives such as the Paris Peace Forum, The Earthshot Prize, and the King's Trust, primarily in a founding or supporting capacity.[19][20][21]

Personal life

Rahim married Kendra Irene Spears on 31 August 2013 in Geneva.[22] They have two children: Irfan (b. 11 April 2015)[23] and Sinan (b. 2 January 2017).[24] In 2019, he bought a house in Unstad in Vestvågøy Municipality, Norway.[25][26] The couple divorced in February 2022.[27]

Titles, styles and honours

The titles Prince and Princess are used by the Aga Khans and their children by virtue of their descent from Shah Fath Ali Shah of the Persian Qajar dynasty. The title was officially recognised by the British government in 1938.[28]

Author Farhad Daftary wrote of how the honorific title Aga Khan (from Agha and Khan) was first given to Hasan Ali Shah (The Aga Khan I) at the age of thirteen when he as the young Imam with his mother decided to go to the Qajar court in Tehran to obtain justice upon his father's death and was eventually successful. "At the same time, the Qajar monarch bestowed on him the honorific title (laqab) of Agha Khan (also transcribed as Aqa Khan), meaning lord and master...in due course simplified in Europe to Aga Khan". Daftary additionally commented, "The title of Agha Khan remained hereditary amongst his successors."[29]

The style of His Highness was formally granted to the Aga Khan V by King Charles III on 10 February 2025.[30] In accordance with long-standing tradition of the Ismaili Imams with the British Monarch and, to mark the accession of Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan as the fiftieth hereditary Imam of the Shi’a Ismaili Muslim community.

Honours

Patrilineal descent

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