Aga Khan IV
Aga Khan IV
Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, KBE, CC was born on 13 December 1936, in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism, a denomination of Isma'ilism within Shia Islam consisting of an estimated 15 million adherents. The Aga Khan is a British business magnate, racehorse owner and breeder. He has held this position of Imam, under the title of Aga Khan IV, since 11 July 1957, when, at the age of 20, he...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 December 1936
CityGeneva, Switzerland
Aga Khan IV quotes about
pluralism-is progress development
Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
diversity democracy safe
We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity
momentum degradation relation
There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.