Prince Karim Al-Husseiny is the 4th Aga Khan, not 49th. !st Aga Khan was Hassan Ali Shah (grandfather of present Aga Khan's grandfather).
The followers of the Aga Khan are known as Nizari Ismailis. There are other Ismailis as well such as Bohras, Sulaymanis, etc. The Druze are also a branch of Ismailism.
Prince Aly Khan's father was Aga Khan III, who was the 48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community and a well-known spiritual leader.
No. They are Ismailis.
The head of the Ismaili Muslims is called Hazar Imam (meaning Present Imam or Imam of the Time). The title Aga Khan was bestowed upon Aga Hasan Ali Shah, the 46th Imama of the Ismailis, by Fat'a Ali Shah Qachar, the Shah of Persia.
The Aga Khan is the spiritual leader of the Ismailis.
Aga Khan is a Nizari Shia Muslim
His Highness the Aga Khan became Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims on July 11, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. He is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet's daughter. refer to link below
you can say that his granfather Imam Sultan Muhammadshah Agakhan 3 lived in pakistan and India.
answer of last question............ aga khan foundation is the branch of aga khan network.
An Islamic Conscience The Aga Khan and the Ismailis - 2007 was released on: USA: 3 December 2007 (Harvard University) (premiere) Canada: 4 January 2008 (TV premiere) UK: 13 January 2008 (London) (premiere) Switzerland: 12 October 2008 (German speaking region) Switzerland: 27 January 2009 (French speaking region)
He is the Imam (the title for a Muslim religious leader or chief) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.
Aga Khan I was born in 1804.