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Published on: 04/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, died on Tuesday in Portugal surrounded by his family. They said an announcement on his successor would come later. He was considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. A defender of Islamic culture and values, he was widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and the West. The Aga Khan Development Network dealt mainly with issues of health care, housing, education and rural economic development. A network of hospitals bearing his name are scattered in countries where health care had lacked for the poorest, including Bangladesh, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
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