The new Aga Khan Prince Karim receives Ismaili delegates, for whom he is now the 49th Iman (1957)

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The new Aga Khan Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV succeeds his Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan at the age of 20, rather than his father Prince Aly Khan, following the wishes of his grandfather.

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AGA KHAN..the 4th. The New Aga Khan..PRINCE KARIM. Seen walking at the villa in Switzerland when Ismaili delegates come to mourn the previous Aga Khan & to pay homage to Prince Karim.....Good C.U.s of Shah Karim al-Hussayni. Shots of his uncle Prince Sadruddin and Nina Dyer, a former fashion model and former wife of Baron Hans Heinrich Thussen Bornemisza. Ex-model Bettina leaves for the villa 'to join Prince Aly Khan at a family conference.'

Royalty; Religion
Background: The new Aga Khan Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV succeeds his Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan at the age of 20, rather than his father Prince Aly Khan, following the wishes of his grandfather.

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