aga khan

noun Islam.

1. the divinely ordained head of the Ismaʿili branch of Shiʿism.

noun

1. 1877–1957, leader of the Ismaʿili sect of Muslims in India 1885–1957.

noun

1. Shah Karim al-Husainy, born 1936, leader of the Ismaʿili sect of Muslims in India since 1957 (grandson of Aga Khan III).

noun

1. the hereditary title of the head of the Ismaili sect of Muslims

noun

1. Prince Karim (kəˈriːm). born 1936, spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Muslims from 1957