Aga Khan

[ ah-guh-kahn ]

/ ˈɑ gə ˈkɑn /

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noun Islam.

the divinely ordained head of the Ismaʿili branch of Shiʿism.

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How to use Aga Khan in a sentence

The Aga Khan opened the museum in Toronto, as tension rises between Islam and the West.
Inside North America’s First Islamic Art Museum|Shinan Govani|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spears in the third model to marry into the Aga Khan family.
Kate Upton Named Model of the Year; Alexander McQueen’s London Home for Sale|The Fashion Beast Team|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Prince Rahim is the oldest son of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Kate Upton Named Model of the Year; Alexander McQueen’s London Home for Sale|The Fashion Beast Team|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Much like the British monarchy, when the current Aga Khan is ready to abdicate his post, he will personally choose a successor.
Model Kendra Spears Engaged to a Shi'a Prince|Misty White Sidell|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The onetime Prada campaign girl will likely convert to Islam to marry the eldest son of the Aga Khan.
Model Kendra Spears Engaged to a Shi'a Prince|Misty White Sidell|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When Aga Khan grew up he managed to reconcile his followers to the orthodox Mohammedan faith.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
With due respect to the Aga Khan we do not see the logical connection between the two.
The Political Future of India|Lajpat Rai

British Dictionary definitions for Aga Khan

Aga Khan

/ (ˈɑːɡə ˈkɑːn) /

noun

the hereditary title of the head of the Ismaili sect of Muslims

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