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Rahim al -Husseini was nominated as the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims in the world after the death of his father on Wednesday.
The 53 -year -old man was named as the 50th hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims, Aga Khan Wei, according to his father’s will. His father passed away on Tuesday in Portugal.
Aga Khan is considered to be a direct offspring of his follower Hazrat Mohammad of and is considered as the head of the state.
The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Religious community had earlier declared that the Prince of his greatness, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shi’ite Ismaili Muslims, died from all around his family.
Prince Rahim is the oldest son of former Aza Khan. According to a statement released on Wednesday, he studied in the United States after studying comparative literature at Brown University, and he was the main spirit of the spiritual leader, AGA Khan Development Network. Serving on the boards.
This organization is primarily related to health care, housing, education and rural economic development issues. It says it operates in more than 30 countries and is about $ 1 billion annual budget for non -profit development activities.
The Aga Khan Development Network said that Prince Rahim took a special interest in his work to fight climate change and protect the environment.
In July 1957, Queen Elizabeth, two weeks after her grandfather, Agha Khan III, was unexpectedly made the heir to the family’s 1,300 -year -old family as the leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect.
For decades, the late Aadha Khan was created as a business magnet and a charity, who is running with spiritual and worldly ease.
The protector of Islamic culture and values, it was widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and the West – or perhaps because of this – its renovation about joining politics.
A network of hospitals, named after Khan’s name, has been scattered in places where the poorest people, including Bangladesh, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, lacked care of health care, where it spent tens of millions of dollars in the development of local economies. –
The Ismailis survived for several generations in Iran, Syria and South Asia before they were recently settled in Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East in Europe, North America and Australia, along with East Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East. He believes his duty to give Aga Khan as a steward to 12.5 % of his income.
Shenla Khoja Moleji, an associate professor at Georgetown University, who researchs Muslim societies, said that Ismailis refer to Ismaili Agha Khan in matters of faith and everyday life, and followers “Divine Divine. The influenced knowledge of inspiration “believes in which he allows him to translate the Qur’an.
Prince Rahim has three siblings, two brothers and a sister.
