Princess salimah aga khan death
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The Aga Khan Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, spiritual leader and friend of the late Queen, dies aged 88
Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader, racehorse owner and friend of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 88.
Despite spending most of his life out of the limelight, the Aga Khan was the spiritual leader of about 12 million people from the Ismaili sect of Islam.
Some of his followers believed he was the direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed.
A notice on the website of the Aga Khan Development Network - the development organisation he founded - announced his death, saying that he "passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025... surrounded by his family".
It said: "His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88, surrounded by his family.
"Prince Karim Aga Khan was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.
"The announcement of his designated successor will follow.
"Leaders and staff of the Aga Khan Development Network offer our condolences to the family of His Highness and to the Ismaili community worldwide.
"As we honour the legacy of our founder, Prince Karim A
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Salimah Aga Khan
Fashion model and mother of Aga Khan V
Salimah Aga Khan (néeSarah Frances Croker Poole; born 28 January 1941), also known as Begum Salimah Aga Khan, is a former fashion model. She is the mother of Aga Khan V, imam of the Nizari Isma'ili Muslims, and she is an ex-wife of the 49th IsmailiShiaImam and 4th Aga Khan, Prince Karim Aga Khan.[1]
Early life
[edit]Princess Salimah was born at New Delhi, British India, as Sarah Frances Croker Poole.[2] She is the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Eric Croker Poole and his wife, Jean Margaret Watson. She was one of the last generation of debutantes to be presented to the Queen, in 1958.[3]
She married, firstly, Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart, son of John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute and Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes, on 25 June 1959. She and Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart were divorced in 1968.
She married, secondly, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, son of Prince Aly Khan and Hon. Princess Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan, in 1969. During her marriage to the Aga Khan, her official name was Her Highness The Begum Aga Khan, although she remained informally known as Sally. Following their divorce in 1995, she kept the title of "Princess" (but losing the style "Highness").
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Aga Khan Family: All Worth Ex-Wives Salimah And Inaara, Children Zahra, Rahim, Hussain, And Aly Muhammad
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