The Aga Khan – a life in pictures

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  • The Aga Khan at Le Rosey boarding school, Lake Geneva, Switzerland, in 1953

    The Aga Khan pushes a canoe at Lake Geneva in 1953
  • During a skiing trip in Kitzbuhel, Austria, in 1957

    The Aga Khan during a skiing trip in 1957
  • Prince Karim al-Hussaini is enthroned as the 49th imam of the Ismaili Muslim sect after the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, in 1957

    The Aga Khan sitting on stage during his enthronement in 1957
  • On the cover of Life magazine in 1958

    The Aga Khan on the cover of Life magazine in 1958
  • During the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in Paris, France, in 1961

    The Aga Khan at the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in Paris, 1961
  • With President John F Kennedy at the White House in Washington in 1961

    The Aga Khan sitting talking to President Kennedy at the White House in 1961
  • Dancing with Princess Grace of Monaco in 1966

    The Aga Khan dancing with Princess Grace of Monaco in 1966
  • Perching on the prow of his yacht on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1967

    The Aga Khan holds a camera while sitting on the prow of a yacht
  • The Aga Khan weds Sarah Croker Poole in Paris, 1969

    Aga Khan sits next to Sarah Croker Poole at thier wedding in 1969
  • The Aga Khan leads his horse Shergar into the unsaddling enclosure at Epsom in 1981

    The Aga Khan leads his horse Shergar through a crowd at Epsom in 1981
  • At the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe race in Paris in October 2000

    Aga Khan sits in a carriage with others at a horse racing track
  • With Mikhail Gorbachev at the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, in 2005

    The Aga Khan with Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Prince Charles and the Aga Khan in Skardu, Pakistan, in 2006

    Prince Charles and Aga Khan in Skardu, Pakistan, in 2006
  • With Angela Merkel in Berlin in 2007

    The Aga Khan and Angela Merkel
  • With California’s then governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Santa Monica in 2008

    The Aga Khan with Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • The Aga Khan applauds after JK Rowling receives an honorary degree at Harvard University in 2008

    Aga Khan and JK Rowling during a university graduation ceremony
  • The Aga Khan is presented with a trophy by Queen Elizabeth II after his horse Harzand wins the Derby in 2016

    The Aga Khan presented with a trophy by Queen Elizabeth II
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