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Aga Khan: Racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader

His Highness Karim Aga Khan IV (second right), accompanied by his wife the Begum Salimah (R), greets on June 3, 1979 Top Ville and his French jockey Yves Saint-Martin, at the Chantilly race course. The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced on February 4, 2025. [AFP]

Racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader the Aga Khan died on Tuesday aged 88, leaving millions of followers in mourning across the world.

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