Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was today named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, following the unsealing of the Will of his late father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died in Lisbon, Portugal yesterday, aged 88.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan V is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) through his daughter, Hazrat Bibi Fatima, and the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law, Hazrat Ali, the fourth Rightly Guided Caliph of Islam and the first Shia Imam.
Throughout their 1,400 year history, the Ismailis have been led by a living, hereditary Imam. The Ismailis live in over 35 countries and number approximately 12 to 15 million.
His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88, surrounded by his family. Prince Karim Aga Khan was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.
The announcement of his designated successor will follow.
Leaders and staff of the Aga Khan Development Network offer our condolences to the family of His Highness and to the Ismaili community worldwide. As we honour the legacy of our founder, Prince Karim Aga Khan, we continue to work with our partners to improve the quality of life for individuals and communities across the world, as he wished, irrespective of their religious affiliations or origins.
👋 We are pleased to welcome Charlotte Tessier, who has joined the nominations team at Haras de Bonneval to provide cover for @FannyCYPRES.
A graduate of ESSCA in Angers, Charlotte spent 6 years working for the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games Organising Committee.
🥇KARBURAN scores his first Australian win on Cranbourne Cup day for the @busuttin team and his connections!
A terrific ride from Daniel Moor. Congratulations to all involved!
🇫🇷 Over a busy three days of racing in Paris, #Zarak, #SeaTheStars and #Siyouni all enjoyed high profile winners, with the latter two also responsible for Group 1 runners-up on #QPAT day.
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👀 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Vertical Blue is the 6️⃣th Group 1 winner for #SeaTheStars as a broodmare sire. The further family is that of #Vadeni.
A fantastic run by #Siyouni filly #Zarigana to finish so close in second.
🏆 Shakti earns a well deserved first Stakes success in the Listed Prix Scaramouche at St Cloud today. The daughter of #Zarak had consistently placed in the first 5 in all of her 5 outings at Stakes level to date.
👏Congrats to her connections @MathieuBrasme@AugustinMadamet!
🏆 𝗡𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘀 (@PhilipperonL) préserve son invincibilité après sa victoire dans le Prix Hope (Gr.3).
🔎 Son entraîneur Marcel Rolland conserve son titre dans cette épreuve.
👉 Il succède au palmarès à Losange Bleu (2022) et Jigme (2023).
🗞️La belle histoire du fils de #Zarak Haya Zark, qui a offert une première victoire de Gr.1 à Odette Fau et Adrien Fouassier, sur @francesire 👇
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Sa mère Haya City rencontrera un autre étalon du Haras de Bonneval en 2024, le Champion à trois ans #Vadeni.
🏆 The 3yo daughter of #Zarak Shagara makes a winning seasonal debut in the LR Henkel-Stutenpreis at Düsseldorf. The promising filly was a Gr.3 winner at 2 for owner-breeder Gestüt Schlenderhan.
#Zarak is also the sire of Shakti who placed third in a Gr.3 at ParisLongchamp today
Pour sa rentrée, SHAKTI (Zarak @AgaKhanStuds) fait impression dans le Prix du Grand Cerf (Classe 2), et met à l'honneur la famille Cyprès, Agnès Jacob et Mathieu Brasme, son entraîneur. Elle était montée par @AugustinMadamet.
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🥇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗶 (@AugustinMadamet) enlève le Prix du Grand Cerf (Classe 2) à Chantilly
3⃣e victoire en 4⃣ courses pour cette protégée de @MathieuBrasme
👉 Elle s'était classée 2⃣e du Prix Vulcain (Listed) le 19 octobre à Deauville
🚩𝑆𝐴𝑉𝐸 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝐷𝐴𝑇𝐸 🐎
Les 𝟒𝟖𝐇 𝐝𝐞 𝐥’𝐀𝐐𝐏𝐒 𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐥’𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐋𝐄 débuteront le mercredi 𝟏𝟗 𝐣𝐮𝐢𝐧 dans l’après-midi avec le 𝘾𝙀𝙍𝘾𝙔 𝙏𝙊𝙐𝙍 et se poursuivront le lendemain, jeudi 𝟐𝟎 𝐣𝐮𝐢𝐧, avec le 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙎𝙀𝙍 𝘿𝘼𝙔 !