Aga Khan
آغا خان
Āghā Khān
✨Ismaili Terms
Hereditary title of the Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims.
Full Definition
Aga Khan is the hereditary title of the Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims. The title was first granted to the 46th Imam, Hasan Ali Shah, by the Shah of Persia in the 19th century. The current Imam is His Highness the Aga Khan IV, who succeeded his grandfather in 1957.