Aqa Ali Shah (Persian: آقا علی شاه, romanized: Āqā ʿAlī Shāh; 1830–1885), known as Aga Khan II (Persian: آغا خان دوّم, romanized: Āghā Khān Duwwūm), was the 47th imam of the Nizari Isma'ili Muslims. A member of the Iranian royal family, he became the Imam in 1881.

19 小时之前 · Treated as a head of state, the Aga Khan was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather the Aga Khan III unexpectedly made him heir to the family’s 1,300-year dynasty as leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect.

Aga Khan II (died August 1885, Poona, India) was the eldest son of Aga Khan I. In 1881 he succeeded his father as imam, or spiritual leader, of the Nizārī Ismāʿīlīte sect of Shīʿite Muslims, and, during his short imamate, sought to improve the conditions of the community.

Aga Khan II (Persian: آغا خان دوّم; Āghā Khān-i Duwwum) the formal name for Aqa Ali Shah (Persian: آقا علی شاه. He was born in 1830 in Mahallat, Iran and died in August 1885 in Pune, India). He was a Muslim leader. He was the 47th Imam of a religious group called Nizari Ismaili Muslims. He became the Imam in 1881.

August 1885 in Pune, India) the 47th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims. A member of the Iranian royal family, he became the Imam in 1881. During his lifetime, he helped to better not only his own community, but also the larger Muslim community of India.

20 小时之前 · Prince Karim Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as imam of the Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20. The prince had an estimated fortune of $1bn (£801m) in 2008, according to Forbes magazine .

1 天前 · The Aga Khan, known for his triumphs in horse racing, dazzling wealth and development work around the world, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, according to the Aga Khan Development Network on X.

19 小时之前 · The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims who poured billions of dollars into a vast business development network, has died at the age of 88.

Aga Khan, in Shīʿite Islam, title of the imams of the Nizārī Ismāʿilī sect. The title was first granted in 1818 to Ḥasan ʿAlī Shah (1800–81) by the shah of Iran. As Aga Khan I, he later revolted against Iran (1838) and, defeated, fled to India.

23 小时之前 · Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader, racehorse owner and friend of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 88. Despite spending most of his life out of the limelight, the Aga Khan was the spiritual leader ...