Home›Sources›The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)SourcesThe Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)Associated Press wire report, published 2025-02-05, mirrored at krcgtv.comCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/ap-2025-aga-khan-obituary.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/ap-2025-aga-khan-obituaryCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-aga-khan-spiritual-leader-of-ismaili, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/ap-2025-aga-khan-obituary}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAn 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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (7 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedThe Associated Press (republished by NPR/OPB)URLWell-attestedhttps://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46531/aga-khan-spiritual-leader-of-ismaili-muslims-and-a-philanthropist-dies-at-88Source TypeWell-attestedjournalismAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier 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.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithPortugal, Countries Well-attested This source names Portugal directly: "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."Source The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)tier 2SourcesThe Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)tier 2The Associated Press (republished by NPR/OPB)View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (7 claims)This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Denominations, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested5SourcesThe Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)Holds1SourcesThe Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88 (Associated Press)General References1DenominationsNizari IsmailismComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year