Ismaili imams

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Chapters: Fatimid caliphs, Mustaali imams, Nizari imams, Aga Khan III, Aga Khan IV, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Al-Muizz Lideenillah, List of Ismaili imams, Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah, Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah, Al-'A¿id, Ahmad al-Wafi, Abu Mansoor Nizar al-Aziz Billah, Muhammad ibn Ismail, At-Tayyib Abi l-Qasim, Ali az-Zahir, Muhammad al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah, Isma'il ibn Jafar, Al-Musta'li, Muhammad at-Taqi, Ismail al-Mansur, Rabi Abdullah(Husain ibn Ahmed), Al-Amir bi-Ahkami l-Lah, Apocalypse of Samuel of Kalamoun, Al-Hafiz, Al-Faiz, Al-Zafir, Jalaluddin Hasan. Excerpt: H.R.H. Shah Karim al-¿ussayni, The Aga Khan IV, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM (Arabic: ¿) (born December 13, 1936) is the 49th and current Imam of the Shia Imami Nizari Ismaili Muslims. He has held this position under the title of Aga Khan since July 11, 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. The Aga Khan is responsible for the interpretation of the faith for his followers and as part of the office of the Imamate, endeavors to improve the quality of their lives and the communities where they live. The Aga Khan is the direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Mohammad through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatimah, Mohammad¿s daughter, and is referred to by members of his community as Mawlana Hazir Imam (¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿, "Our Lord, the Present Imam"). Since his ascension to the Imamate, the Aga Khan has been involved in complex political and economic changes which have affected his followers, including the independence of African countries from colonial rule, expulsion of Asians from Uganda, the independence of Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan from the former Soviet Union and the continuous turmoil in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Aga Khan is particularly interested in the elimination of global poverty; the advancement of women; the promotion of Islamic culture, art, and architecture; and promoting pluralistic values in society. He is the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private development networks in the world, which toils towards environment, health, education, architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalisation of historic cities. During his visit to India in 1983, the Aga Khan said, Aga Khan IV receiving a gift of Trinitite while visiting the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1959.Born Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Aga Khan IV is the eldest son of Pr