The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of world’s Ismaili Muslims, dies at 88

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of world’s Ismaili Muslims, dies at 88

[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025

Both a business magnate and a philanthropist who donated billions, he moved between the spiritual and the worldly and mixed them with ease.



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