Aga Khan

[ ah-guh kahn ]

noun

, Islam.

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

Aga Khan

/ ˈɑːɡə ˈkɑːn /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The Aga Khan opened the museum in Toronto, as tension rises between Islam and the West.

From The Daily Beast

Spears in the third model to marry into the Aga Khan family.

From The Daily Beast

Prince Rahim is the oldest son of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims.

From The Daily Beast

Much like the British monarchy, when the current Aga Khan is ready to abdicate his post, he will personally choose a successor.

From The Daily Beast

The onetime Prada campaign girl will likely convert to Islam to marry the eldest son of the Aga Khan.

From The Daily Beast

When Aga Khan grew up he managed to reconcile his followers to the orthodox Mohammedan faith.

From Project Gutenberg

With due respect to the Aga Khan we do not see the logical connection between the two.

From Project Gutenberg