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His Highness Aga Khan IV dies aged 88

When Prince Karim Aga Khan IV attended the 170th Prix de Diane horse racing on June 16, 2019 in Chantilly, northern Paris. [AFP]

The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died Tuesday in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced.

He was the founder and president of the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs 96,000 people and finances development programmes, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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