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Hujjat · Da'i · Philosopher · Poet

Nasir Khusraw

1004 – after 1070 (date uncertain)

Persian poet, philosopher and Ismaili da'i, widely associated with the intellectual tradition of the Fatimid-Ismaili da'wa and with the role of Hujjat in Khurasan.

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Jurist · Scholar · Author

Qadi al-Nu'man

d. 974

Major Fatimid jurist and author whose legal and doctrinal works became foundational sources in the Ismaili intellectual and legal tradition.

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Da'i · Philosopher

Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani

10th century

Influential Ismaili thinker and da'i known for philosophical writings that shaped the development of early Ismaili cosmology and theology.

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Da'i · Philosopher · Theologian

Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani

d. after 1020

Prominent Ismaili philosopher and da'i of the Fatimid period, noted for systematic theological and philosophical works.

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Nizari Leader · Historical Figure

Hassan Sabbah

c. 1050 – 1124

Nizari Ismaili leader closely associated with Alamut and the formation of the Nizari polity in Iran.

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Philosopher · Physician · Scholar

Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

980 – 1037

Persian philosopher and physician who grew up in a household with documented Ismaili connections. His own religious adherence is treated cautiously in modern scholarship and is not presented here as settled.

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Poet · Afghan Persian literature

Sayed Nuruddin Ronaq Naderi

1319–1358 Solar Hijri

شاعر چهار مجموعهٔ غنچه‌ها، خون دل، ارمغان زندان و تحفهٔ شاعر.

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دگروال شاد محمد

ولد: تاج محمد؛ سکونت: گزتوغی؛ رتبه: دگروال

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تورن سید عنایت الله

ولد: سید شاه عطاوالله؛ سکونت: اشتر جنگل؛ رتبه: تورن

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تورن سید اقبال شاه

ولد: لعل شاه؛ سکونت: شتر جنگل؛ رتبه: تورن

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دگر جنرال نور احمد

ولد: وزیر احمد؛ سکونت: گزار؛ رتبه: دگر جنرال

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دگروال ذوالملکان

ولد: خیر الله؛ سکونت: شتر جنگل؛ رتبه: دگروال

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دگروال عبدالعلی

ولد: دولت قدم؛ سکونت: شتر جنگل؛ رتبه: دگروال

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جنرال نثارالدین

ولد: عاشور؛ سکونت: شتر جنگل؛ رتبه: جنرال

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دگرمن انعام الدین

ولد: قربان؛ سکونت: گزتوغی؛ رتبه: دگرمن

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جگرن سید مراد

ولد: علی مراد؛ سکونت: کلان گذر؛ رتبه: جگرن

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قوماندان محلی علی داد

ولد: عبدالنظر؛ رتبه: قوماندان محلی

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قوماندان محلی خان میر

ولد: محمد امیر؛ سکونت: دهنه غوری؛ رتبه: قوماندان محلی

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دگروال غلام حضرت

سکونت: دهنه غوری؛ رتبه: دگروال

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دگر جنرال شاه قدم

ولد: نیک قدم؛ سکونت: گزتوغی؛ رتبه: دگر جنرال

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قوماندان محلی قوماندان قربان

سکونت: تاله؛ رتبه: قوماندان محلی

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قوماندان محلی ملا غلام رسول

ولد: غلام حسن؛ سکونت: ولایت سمنگان؛ رتبه: قوماندان محلی

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قوماندان محلی یار محمد

ولد: خیر محمد؛ سکونت: ولایت سمنگان؛ رتبه: قوماندان محلی

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قوماندان محلی جوره

ولد: سرافراز؛ سکونت: ولایت سمنگان؛ رتبه: قوماندان محلی

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غورندکی حبیب الدین

ولد: محمد حسین؛ سکونت: جکتورن؛ رتبه: غورندکی

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قوماندان محلی جمعه خان

ولد: کرم؛ سکونت: ولایت سمنگان؛ رتبه: قوماندان محلی

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دگروال عبدالرسول

ولد: غلام حسن؛ سکونت: ولایت سمنگان؛ رتبه: دگروال

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دگروال محمد سعید

سکونت: علاقه غوری؛ رتبه: دگروال

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جنرال فرامرز

ولد: غلام؛ سکونت: شیر بامیان؛ رتبه: جنرال

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دگروال سید سعدالدین

ولد: سید دیدارشاه؛ سکونت: کیان؛ رتبه: دگروال

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تورن جنرال امیر خان

سکونت: کندز؛ رتبه: تورن جنرال

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دگروال عبدالحسین

ولد: غلام حیدر؛ سکونت: دره وادو؛ رتبه: دگروال

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شکور عادل

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میر احمد

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اکرام الدین

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رجب

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سید عبدالواحد

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عبدالاحمد

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دگروال عبدالجلیل

ولد: غلام نبی؛ سکونت: الجانک بامیان؛ رتبه: دگروال

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دگروال میرزا حسین

ولد: غلام نبی؛ سکونت: الجانک بامیان؛ رتبه: دگروال

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غلام محی الدین

ولد: غلام رسول؛ سکونت: الجانک بامیان

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 1

Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.)

c. 600–661 CE

The Ismaili Imamate traces its hereditary line to Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad and husband of Fatima.

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Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)

626–680 CE

Husayn, grandson of Prophet Muhammad and son of Ali and Fatima, became a central figure in early Muslim history.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 3

Ali Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)

c. 659–713 CE

The son of Husayn, Ali Zayn al-Abidin survived Karbala and became the next Imam.

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Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.)

c. 676–732 CE

Muhammad al-Baqir succeeded his father, Zayn al-Abidin, during a period of political change under the Umayyads.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 5

Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.)

c. 702–765 CE

Ja'far al-Sadiq led the community during the transition from Umayyad to Abbasid rule and became an influential teacher in Medina.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 6

Isma'il ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.)

c. 719–755 CE · dates and succession accounts debated

Isma'il was the eldest son of Ja'far al-Sadiq and the seventh Imam in the Nizari line.

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Muhammad ibn Isma'il (a.s.)

8th–9th century · dates uncertain

Muhammad succeeded Isma'il in the Ismaili line of Imams.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 8

'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Wafi Ahmad) (a.s.)

9th century · dates uncertain

Known by the title Wafi Ahmad, he is included among the Imams of the early concealment period.

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Ahmad ibn 'Abd Allah (Taqi Muhammad) (a.s.)

9th century · dates uncertain

Ahmad, known as Taqi Muhammad, belongs to the line of Imams whose identities remained guarded during the early concealment.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 10

Husayn ibn Ahmad (Radi al-Din 'Abd Allah) (a.s.)

9th century · dates uncertain

Husayn ibn Ahmad, also known by the name Radi al-Din 'Abd Allah, is the last of the three concealed Imams listed before the rise of the Fatimid state.

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'Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah (a.s.)

873–934 CE · Imam-Caliph from 909

Born Sa'id ibn al-Husayn in Salamiyya, he led the Ismaili da'wa while its leadership was concealed and travelled west as Abbasid pressure grew.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 12

al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah (a.s.)

893–946 CE · Imam-Caliph 934–946

Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah succeeded his father al-Mahdi as the second Fatimid Imam-Caliph.

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al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah (a.s.)

913–953 CE · Imam-Caliph 946–953

Isma'il succeeded al-Qa'im after the defeat of the Abu Yazid rebellion and took the title al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah.

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al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (a.s.)

932–975 CE · Imam-Caliph 953–975

Al-Mu'izz expanded Fatimid power across North Africa and oversaw the conquest of Egypt in 969.

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al-'Aziz Billah (a.s.)

955–996 CE · Imam-Caliph 975–996

Al-'Aziz succeeded his father al-Mu'izz and governed the Fatimid state from Cairo.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 16

al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (a.s.)

985–1021 CE · Imam-Caliph 996–1021

Al-Hakim ruled from Cairo after the death of his father al-'Aziz.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 17

al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah (a.s.)

1005–1036 CE · Imam-Caliph 1021–1036

Al-Zahir succeeded his father al-Hakim while still young, with the regency initially managed by senior officials.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 18

al-Mustansir Billah (a.s.)

1029–1094 CE · Imam-Caliph 1036–1094

Al-Mustansir became Imam-Caliph as a child and ruled for nearly six decades, one of the longest reigns in Islamic history.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 19

Nizar ibn al-Mustansir (a.s.)

c. 1045–1095 CE · dates approximate

Nizar was the eldest son of al-Mustansir and, according to Nizari accounts, had been designated to succeed him.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 20

al-Hadi (a.s.)

Late 11th–early 12th century · dates uncertain

Al-Hadi is counted among the concealed Nizari Imams who followed Nizar.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 21

al-Muhtadi (a.s.)

12th century · dates uncertain

Al-Muhtadi is the second concealed Imam in the Nizari succession after Nizar.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 22

al-Qahir (a.s.)

12th century · dates uncertain

Al-Qahir is listed as the third concealed Imam between Nizar and Hasan II.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 23

Hasan 'ala dhikrihi al-salam (Hasan II) (a.s.)

c. 1126–1166 CE · Imam 1162–1166

Hasan II became the publicly acknowledged Nizari Imam at Alamut.

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Nur al-Din Muhammad (Ala Muhammad) (a.s.)

1148–1210 CE · Imam 1166–1210

The son and successor of Hasan II, Nur al-Din Muhammad led the Nizaris through a long period at Alamut.

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Jalal al-Din Hasan (a.s.)

1187–1221 CE · Imam 1210–1221

Jalal al-Din Hasan succeeded his father and pursued diplomatic engagement with neighbouring Muslim powers.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 26

Ala al-Din Muhammad (a.s.)

1211–1255 CE · Imam 1221–1255

Ala al-Din Muhammad ruled during the growth of Mongol power in Central and Western Asia.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 27

Rukn al-Din Khurshah (a.s.)

c. 1230–1257 CE · Imam 1255–1257

Rukn al-Din Khurshah became Imam shortly before the Mongol invasion of Alamut.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 28

Shams al-Din Muhammad (a.s.)

13th–14th century · dates uncertain

After the destruction of Alamut, Shams al-Din Muhammad continued the Imamat in a period when Nizari communities relied on concealment and dispersed networks.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 29

Qasim Shah (a.s.)

14th century · dates uncertain

Qasim Shah is included among the early post-Alamut Imams.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 30

Islam Shah (a.s.)

14th–15th century · dates uncertain

Islam Shah led the Nizari Imamat during the post-Alamut period, when followers were spread across Iran, Central Asia and South Asia.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 31

Muhammad ibn Islam Shah (a.s.)

15th century · dates uncertain

Muhammad ibn Islam Shah succeeded his father in the Nizari line.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 32

Mustansir Billah (Anjudan period) (a.s.)

15th century · dates uncertain

Mustansir Billah is listed among the Imams of the Anjudan period, when the Imamat became associated with the Iranian village of Anjudan.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 33

'Abd al-Salam Shah (a.s.)

15th century · dates uncertain

'Abd al-Salam Shah succeeded within the Anjudan-era line of Nizari Imams.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 34

Gharib Mirza (Mustansir Billah) (a.s.)

15th century · dates uncertain

Gharib Mirza is also known by the Imam's title Mustansir Billah in the Anjudan succession.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 35

Abu Dharr Ali (a.s.)

16th century · dates uncertain

Abu Dharr Ali was one of the Nizari Imams of the Anjudan period.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 36

Murad Mirza (a.s.)

16th century · dates uncertain

Murad Mirza succeeded in the Anjudan-era line during a time of political pressure on Shi'i communities in Iran.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 37

Dhu'l-Faqar Ali (a.s.)

16th century · dates uncertain

Dhu'l-Faqar Ali is recorded among the later Anjudan Imams.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 38

Nur al-Din (al-Dahr) Ali (a.s.)

17th century · dates uncertain

Nur al-Din Ali, also called al-Dahr, led the Imamat in the later Anjudan period.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 39

Khalil Allah Ali (Anjudan) (a.s.)

d. 1680 CE · dates uncertain

Khalil Allah Ali was the last Imam associated with Anjudan in the sequence presented by IIS.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 40

Shah Nizar (Qasim-Shahi Imam) (a.s.)

d. 1722 CE · Imam from 1680

Shah Nizar succeeded Khalil Allah Ali and moved the Imam's residence from Anjudan to nearby Kahak.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 41

Sayyid Ali (a.s.)

d. 1754 CE · dates of birth uncertain

Sayyid Ali succeeded his father Shah Nizar and continued the Imamat from Kahak amid political change in Iran.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 42

Hasan Ali (18th-century Imam) (a.s.)

18th century · dates uncertain

Hasan Ali succeeded within the Qasim-Shahi Imamat in the eighteenth century.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 43

Qasim Ali (a.s.)

18th century · dates uncertain

Qasim Ali is listed among the eighteenth-century Nizari Imams preceding Abu'l-Hasan Ali.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 44

Abu'l-Hasan Ali (a.s.)

18th–19th century · dates uncertain

Abu'l-Hasan Ali succeeded in the Qasim-Shahi line before Shah Khalil Allah.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 45

Shah Khalil Allah (a.s.)

c. 1740–1817 CE · Imam from 1792

Shah Khalil Allah led the Nizari community during the Qajar period and maintained ties with followers in Iran and South Asia.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 46

Hasan Ali Shah (Aga Khan I) (a.s.)

1804–1881 CE · Imam 1817–1881

Hasan Ali Shah succeeded his father in 1817 and received the title Aga Khan from the Qajar ruler.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 47

Aqa Ali Shah (Aga Khan II) (a.s.)

c. 1830–1885 CE · Imam 1881–1885

Aqa Ali Shah succeeded his father as the 47th Imam and continued the community's institutional development in India.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 48

Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) (a.s.)

1877–1957 CE · Imam 1885–1957

Sultan Muhammad Shah became Imam as a child and led the community for 72 years.

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Nizari Ismaili Imam · 49

Shah Karim al-Husayni (Aga Khan IV) (a.s.)

1936–2025 CE · Imam 1957–2025

Karim al-Husayni succeeded his grandfather in 1957 at age 20 and became the 49th Nizari Imam.

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Shah Rahim al-Hussaini (Aga Khan V) (a.s.)
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Shah Rahim al-Hussaini (Aga Khan V) (a.s.)

born 12 October 1971 · 50th Imam since 4 February 2025

Born in Geneva, Rahim al-Hussaini succeeded his father, Aga Khan IV, on 4 February 2025 as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Nizari Ismailis.

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