Stories of the Ismaili Imams: Mawlana Shah Karim

Описание: Mawlana Shah Karim (peace be upon him) was born in Geneva on 13 December 1936. Known as Aga Khan IV, he succeeded his grandfather to the Imamat on 11 July 1957 at age 20. His Imamat focused on building institutions aimed at the long-term progress of Ismailis and the wider societies in which they live, most notably through the Aga Khan Development Network. In continuing the Imamat’s longstanding promotion of scholarship and learning, he established The Institute of Ismaili Studies in 1977. He ordained the first global Ismaili Constitution in 1986 to strengthen the social governance of his institutions. In the face of a rapidly changing and globalising world, he championed pluralism as a means to build more peaceful societies, including founding the Global Centre for Pluralism. After working for decades at his private secretariat, Aiglemont, in France, he formally established a Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal in 2015. He died on 4 February 2025 in Lisbon after a 67-year Imamat, the second longest in recorded history. He is buried in Aswan, Egypt.

“The love of the Imam knows no physical boundaries. No mountain, no river, no desert can stop the love of the Imam for his Jamat worldwide.”

Mawlana Shah Karim

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