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Karim Ahmad Khan was born in Edinburgh on 30 March 1970, [8] [9] the son of a British nurse [10] and Pakistani dermatologist. [11] His father was born in Mardān. [11] He has a sister and two brothers, [11] one of whom is former Conservative Party MP and convicted sex offender Imran Ahmad Khan. [12]
Aga Khan IV was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13 December 1936, as Prince Karim, the eldest son of Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960) and his first wife, Princess Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller (1908–1997). His mother was the eldest daughter of the British peer John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston. [15]
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (Persian: محمدکریم خان زند, romanized: Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; c. 1705–1779) was the founder of the Zand dynasty, ruling all of Iran except for Khorasan from 1751 to 1779. [1] He also ruled over some of the Caucasian lands and occupied Basra for some years.
In its first ballot, Karim Ahmad Khan received 59 votes, Fergal Gaynor (Ireland) 47, Carlos Castresana Fernández (Spain) 12, and Francesco Lo Voi (Italy) 5. In its second ballot, Karim Khan was elected with 72 votes, surpassing the majority requirement of 62. Fergal Gaynor received 42 votes, Carlos Castresana Fernández 5, and Francesco Lo Voi 3.
Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان; Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) [1] is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. From 1957 to 2025, the holder of the title was the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV (1936–2025).
Prince Rahim Aga Khan was born on 12 October 1971, in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the eldest son and second oldest of three children born to the Aga Khan IV (Prince Karim Al-Husseini) and his first wife Princess Salimah Aga Khan (née Sarah Croker-Poole), a British former model. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Prime Minister Imran Khan selected Mian as one of Pakistan's economists, he reached international notability in 2018 after his forced removal because he is an Ahmadi Muslim. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified Mian as one of twenty-five economists it expects to shape the world's thinking about the global economy in the future.
The tribe is most known for their member, Karim Khan Zand, who founded the Zand dynasty, ruling from 1751 till his death in 1779. His death was followed by internal conflicts for his succession which resulted in the weakening of the dynasty, ending with the defeat of Karim Khan's nephew Lotf Ali Khan by the Qajar ruler Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ...