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His Highness the Aga Khan IV, leader of Ismaili muslims, dies at 88

His Highness the Aga Khan during the launch of Nation Media Group's new printing press along Mombasa Road, Nairobi, on March 17, 2016. 

Photo credit: File | Nation

By  John Kamau

His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of Aga Khan Development Network, is dead.

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV died in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, February 4, surrounded by his family.

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