Aga khan iv
(Shah Karim al-Husainy) born 1936, leader of the Ismaʿili sect of Muslims in India since 1957 (grandson of Aga Khan III).
noun
Prince Karim (kəˈriːm). born 1936, spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Muslims from 1957
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