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Aga Khan IV

1936 - 2025

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Prince Karim al-Husseini (13 December 1936 – 4 February 2025), known as the Aga Khan IV, was the 49th imam of Nizari Isma'ilism from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at the age of 20 upon the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III. During his imamate, he was also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers. Al-Husseini's net worth was estimated at over US$13.3 billion by Vanity Fair in 2013. Forbes included al-Husseini in its list of the world’s fifteen richest royals, though he held no political sovereignty or territorial authority. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aga Khan IV is the 53rd most popular businessperson (up from 62nd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 59th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Businessperson.

Aga Khan IV is most famous for being the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim community.

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Among businesspeople, Aga Khan IV ranks 53 out of 847. Before him are Melinda Gates, Adolf Dassler, João Havelange, Joan Gamper, J. P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie. After him are Levi Strauss, Hugh Hefner, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Ettore Bugatti, Larry Ellison, and Donald Trump Jr..

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Among people born in 1936, Aga Khan IV ranks 23. Before him are Harald zur Hausen, John McCain, F. W. de Klerk, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrei Chikatilo, and Robert Woodrow Wilson. After him are Zubin Mehta, Glen Campbell, David Carradine, Barack Obama Sr., Virna Lisi, and Ursula Andress. Among people deceased in 2025, Aga Khan IV ranks 18. Before him are Sebastião Salgado, Leo Beenhakker, Eddie Jordan, Khamtai Siphandon, Ágnes Keleti, and Horst Köhler. After him are George E. Smith, George Foreman, Sofia Gubaidulina, Fouad Mebazaa, Frederick Forsyth, and Richard Williamson.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Aga Khan IV ranks 42 out of 1,015. Before him are Felix Bloch (1905), Franz Mesmer (1734), Johann Jakob Balmer (1825), Paul Hermann Müller (1899), Jacques Necker (1732), and Carl Spitteler (1845). After him are Benjamin Constant (1767), Erich von Däniken (1935), Karl Barth (1886), Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298), Adelaide of Italy (931), and Eugen Bleuler (1857).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Switzerland

Among businesspeople born in Switzerland, Aga Khan IV ranks 3. Before him are Sepp Blatter (1936), and Joan Gamper (1877). After him are Louis Chevrolet (1878), Gianni Infantino (1970), César Ritz (1850), Peter Sauber (1943), Meyer Guggenheim (1828), Umberto Agnelli (1934), Daniel Peter (1836), Julius Maggi (1846), and Paul Sacher (1906).

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