who is the Aga Kahn?

Answer 1

he was a religion leader married to the Begum, his son Ali was married to Rita Haywood, they have a daughter named Jasmine together, he died in a car crash...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan

Answer 2

Aga Khan (Persian: آغا خان ) is the hereditary title of the Imam (spiritual and general leader) of the Nizārī Ismā'īlī Muslims الطائفة الإسماعيلية, a sect of the Shi'a Ismaili branch of Islam which formed in 1094 when the followers of an-Nizār split away from the Mustaˤliyya (followers of Nizar's younger brother al-Musta'li).

Aga Khan IV = Karim Aga Khan = HH Prince Aga Khan IV = Prince Karim Al Husseini (b. 1936), 49th Imam of the Ismailis (from 11 July 1957)

Answer 3

Aga Khan is the hereditary title of the Imam (spiritual and general leader) of the Nizārī Ismā'īlī Muslims, a sect of the Shi'a Ismaili branch of Islam which formed in 1094 when the followers of an-Nizār split away from the Mustaˤliyya (followers of Nizar's younger brother al-Musta'li).

History
In 1818 the title of Aga Khan was bestowed upon Aga Hasan Ali Shah, the 46th Imam of the Ismailis, by Fath Ali, the Shah of Persia. Etymologically the title combines the Turkish military title Agha with the Turkic, Mongolian and Persian/Pashto polyvalent title Khan, so it means roughly "Commanding Chief". In Persia's Qajar court protocol, Khan (and Amir) was commonly part of commanders of armed forces and provincial tribal leaders which ranked fourth in precedence amongst the eight title classes for non-members of the dynasty.

The Aga Khan was formally recognised by the British Raj in 1877. The Aga Khan became the only religious or community leader in British India granted a personal gun salute; all other salute dynasties were either rulers of Princely States, or Political Pensioners holding ancestral princely titles in states abolished by the Raj.

Incumbent:

Prince Karīm al-Hussainī became the present Aga Khan IV upon assuming the Imamat of the Shi'a Imami Ismaili Muslims on July 11, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan (Aga Khan III). His father, Prince Aly Khan, was a high-profile celebrity in the mid 20th century owing to his relationships with Hollywood stars, including a marriage to Rita Hayworth. He was passed over from the succession, and was later appointed Pakistan's permanent ambassador to the United Nations.

In his will, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah elaborated the conditions that led him to select his grandson as successor to the Ismaili Imamat:

"In view of the fundamentally altered conditions in the world in very recent years due to the great changes that have taken place, including the discoveries of atomic science, I am convinced that it is in the best interests of the Shia Muslim [sic] Ismaili community that I should be succeeded by a young man who has been brought up and developed during recent years and in the midst of the new age, and who brings a new outlook on life to his office."

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shi'a Imami Ismaili Muslims and is the direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his cousin and son-in-law Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet's daughter. The title His Highness was granted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1957, and His Royal Highness by the Shah of Iran in 1959.

Philanthropy:

The Aga Khan, heir to the family fortune and a society figure, is founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), one of the largest private development networks in the world. In Afghanistan, the AKDN has mobilised over $400 million in development projects, a large portion of which has come from the Network's own resources. AKDN continues to work with a variety of African and Asian countries to improve living conditions and promote education.

Equestrian:

The Aga Khan has donated the trophy for the Aga Khan Cup. This is the most important competition held at the annual horse show of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin, Ireland every summer. It attracts competitors from all of the main showjumping nations and is carried live on Irish national television.

Its importance should not be underestimated within world equestrian sports as it is the foremost competition in the foremost event of one of the world's most important horse-breeding nations, Ireland. As a consequence "The Aga Khan" is one of the highlights of the Irish social calendar. It has the curious consequence that the Aga Khan's name is known, and affectionately so, by most of the population of Ireland though few would have heard of the Ismaili muslims or know their beliefs.

List of those who have held the title of Aga Khan

Aga Khan I , Aga Hasan Ali Shah , HH Shah Hasan Ali Shah Mehalatee Aga Khan I (1800–1881), 46th Imam (1817–1881)

Aga Khan II ,HH Ali Shah Aga Khan II (about 1830–1885), 47th Imam (12 April 1881–1885)

Aga Khan III , HRH Prince Sultan Mohammed, (1877–1957), 48th Imam (17 August 1885–1957)

Aga Khan IV ,Karim Aga Khan , HH Prince Aga Khan IV , Prince Karim Al Husseini (b. 1936), 49th Imam of the Ismailis (from 11 July 1957)

Answer 4

amirs dad :D