An Associated Press wire obituary, published February 5, 2025 and confirmed via its NPR/OPB republication, reporting the death in Portugal of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, at age 88. States he became imam at 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and built a philanthropic network of homes, hospitals and schools funded by tithes, and that his son Rahim was named Aga Khan V and 50th imam per his will.
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PublisherThe Associated Press (republished by NPR/OPB)
URLhttps://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46531/aga-khan-spiritual-leader-of-ismaili-muslims-and-a-philanthropist-dies-at-88
Source Typejournalism
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Tier 2: wire-service journalism from a major, generally reliable news agency (AP); the direct apnews.com URL was blocked for fetching, so this cites the identical AP-bylined republication on NPR/OPB, a standard practice for wire content. Connections
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Source The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)
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The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)
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