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Aga Khan III. Sultan Mahommed Shah, Aga Khan III, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, PC (November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He was one of the founders and the first president of the All-India Muslim League, and served as President of the League of Nations from 1937-38. He is considered to be a founding ...
Feb 17, 2023 · Begum Aga Khan III was christened Yvonne Blanche Labrousse – but called herself Yvette for short. At the age of 24 in 1929, she was named Miss France, but it was when she danced a tango at a princess’s party in Egypt that the Aga Khan was said to have noticed her, according to the Heritage Society; he hired her as his social secretary, and the two married in 1944.
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authority.9 Given the Aga Khan’s connections with members of Britain’s elite circles,10 he was identified as a valuable ally in this process, despite the fact that he did not reside in the territory. The relationship that was forged over time between colonial officials and Aga Khan III paralleled the political bonds the British
Nov 3, 2016 · On the birthday of Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, an abbreviated timeline of some of his great accomplishments is given below: 1897 – Knight Commander of the Indian Empire by Queen Victoria. 1899 – Star of Persia by the Shah of Persia. 1907-1914 – Founding Member and President of the All-India Muslim League.
Jan 1, 2018 · With the death of Aga Khan III in 1957, his will and testament revealed that he was to be succeeded by his grandson, Prince Karim al-Husayni. He had selected his grandson in preference to his two sons, Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960) and Prince Sadruddin (1933–2003), because he felt that a young Imam, educated and brought up in the West, would be more suitable to lead the Ismaili community in ...
Jun 27, 2013 · The Concept of God in the Teachings of Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III. Ismā‘īlī Gnosis presents Imām Sulṭān Muḥammad Shāh’s teachings on the concept of God as found in his public speeches, interviews and writings. Imām Sulṭān Muḥammad Shāh Āgā Khān III (1877-1957) was the forty-eighth hereditary Imām of the Shi ...
Extent. -. Height. 235mm. Width. 159mm. Aga Khan III (1877–1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shiʿi Ismaili Muslims. Through his knowledge of Eastern as well as Western cultures, he was uniquely placed to play a significant role in the international affairs of this time. The long public career of Aga Khan III had many dimensions.
