Aga Khan’s funeral service held in Portugal ahead of private burial ceremony in Egypt
The funeral ceremony for Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, took place this morning at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th Ismaili Imam, and other members of Aga Khan IV's family were present, alongside leaders of the Ismaili community and the Aga Khan Development Network, and international dignitaries, said a press release.
Amongst global leaders in attendance were President Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal, Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada, and senior officials from Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Spain, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom amongst others.
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The global Ismaili community assembled around the world in Jamatkhanas (places of worship and gathering) to witness the ceremony through a live transmission, and to pay tribute to their Imam's extraordinary life of leadership and service.
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV will be laid to rest tomorrow (9 February), at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt.
He will be interred in the mausoleum of his grandfather, the late Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III, until a new mausoleum is constructed as his final resting place on land adjacent to the existing structure.
