Aga Khan's funeral to be held in Lisbon on Saturday

Racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader the Aga Khan visits the renovated Musee du Cheval (The Museum of the Horse) in Chantilly, north of Paris, on its reopening day on June 15, 2013. 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]

The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, will take place in Lisbon on Saturday, a representative of the community said.

Prince Karim al-Husseini, 88, died on Tuesday. He was regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed and enjoyed near divine status as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili sect.