Aga Khan IV – among Harvard’s 100 alumni

From a magazine called 02138. A lifestyle magazine for a unique community of educated, affluent, and influential readers: Harvard alumni. Named for the zip code of their alma mater, it is a bi-monthly magazine that reflects their shared values, concerns, tastes, and obsessions.

This is 02138’s second annual Harvard 100, and with this new list comes a new focus. Last year we credited lifetime legacies. This year, we emphasize alumni who are profoundly influencing the world right now. Did we get our picks right? In the pages that follow, it’s your turn to judge.

Ismaili Spiritual Leader; Chairman, Aga Khan Development Network
Age 70
College A.B. 1959
Home Base New Gouvieux, France
Rank Last Year Not ranked

Précis As hereditary imam to an estimated 15 million Ismaili Muslims a Shiite sect), the globe-trotting billionaire has served as a pro-Western, moderating influence in the Islamic world.

Work in Progress He was born Prince Karim Al Husseini, a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, and anointed the Aga Khan in 1957, at the age of 20. Since then, he has devoted his fortune to starting 90 businesses, from hotels and pharmaceutical companies to smaller enterprises in the developing world. In June, he went to Kabul, Afghanistan, where he called for the private sector to take a more active role in the country’s development.

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