Aswan, Egypt (AP) – D Aga Khan IV was buried at a private event in the Egyptian city of Aswan on Sunday.
The death of Prince Karim – Shi’a Ismaili Muslims were the 49th hereditary Imam – Announced Through Tuesday by Aga Khan Development Network and Ismaili Religious community. His son, 53 -year -old Rahim Husseini AGA Khan V.According to the will of his father, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims in the world.
On Saturday, a Private funeral service The Ismaili community center in Lisbon was attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Spain’s King Emirates Joan Carlos and Portugal. Marcello Reebilo de Sosa.
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 governor of Aswan welcomed Prince Karim’s family at the airport of the South Egyptian provinces on Saturday.
Major General Ismail Kamal said, “When his will was opened, he found out that he had requested his grandfather, Sultan Mohammad Shah, and his grandmother, to be buried in Asoon near Om Habiba.”
Ismaili Sogwan rang the bell during a burial ceremony in the country’s southern Aswan province, when Prince Karim’s body was taken to a van. They picked up his body, dragged it into a white shroud and placed it on a yacht on the Nile River.
Prince Karim, 88, was given the title “His Majesty” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after her grandfather, Aga Khan III, unexpectedly as the leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect. He inherited the 1,300 -year -old family. .
Late Agha Khan has been developed as a business magnet and a charity, who is running with spiritual and worldly ease. He was a protector of Islamic culture and values, but was widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and the West.
The Aga Khan Development Network 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 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.
