The Aga Khan IV, who has died this week at the age of 88, was the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, a sect of Shia Islam. His love of horse racing and his entrepreneurialism in business is well-known, but the late Aga Khan also directed some of his fabulous wealth to cultural heritage projects in, for example, Cairo, Delhi and Kabul, and to promoting a greater understanding of Islamic culture. In Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum opened in 2014 as a permanent home for his important collection of Islamic art. In 2007, the year of his 70th birthday, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was Apollo’s Personality of the Year, and profiled by Lucian Harris.
Apollo magazine, 7 February 2025, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV (1936–2025)
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