Aga Khan IV

Shah Karim al-Husayni (Arabic: شاه كريم الحسيني, romanized: Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī; born 13 December 1936; known as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current imam of Nizari Isma'ilis. He has held the position of Imam and the title of Aga Khan since 11 July, 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Aga Khan III. The Aga Khan claims direct lineal descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, who is considered an Imam by Nizari Isma'ilis, and Ali's wife Fatima, Muhammad's daughter from his first marriage. Aga Khan IV is also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.

13 December 1936

Born on the same birth day (13 December): Carlos Montoya • Danielle Collins • Ella Baker • Emil Seidel • Emily Carr • James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger • Jane Edna Hunter • Justus Menius • Kristian Birkeland • Larry Noble (actor) • Lucien Guitry • Luiz Gonzaga • Morris Day • Rex Ryan • Rickie Fowler • Ricky Nolasco • Tom DeLonge • William Drummond of Hawthornden • Yongzheng Emperor

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