A ‘trailblazer’: The Aga Khan’s legacy as turmoil grips development
A ‘trailblazer’: The Aga Khan’s legacy as turmoil grips development
AKDN / Anya Campbell
Media Source: Devex (USA)
Date: 20 February 2025
Reporter Rebecca Root writes that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV, who died this week, leaves behind a transformative legacy in global development through his Aga Khan Development Network. The late Aga Khan, who transformed Islamic philanthropy into a global development powerhouse over six decades of…
Reporter Rebecca Root writes that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV, who died this week, leaves behind a transformative legacy in global development through his Aga Khan Development Network. The late Aga Khan, who transformed Islamic philanthropy into a global development powerhouse over six decades of leadership, died this week in Lisbon at age 88, leaving behind a network of development institutions operating across the globe. As the hereditary leader of 15 million Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network, His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV, pioneered a unique approach to development that blended faith-based values with secular institution-building, while championing locally led development, decades before it became mainstream practice.