Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of the Ismaili
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| 2025 | Served as vice-president of the Royal Commonwealth Society until this year. |
| February 9 2025 | Aga Khan IV was buried at the Mausoleum of Aga Khan in Aswan, Egypt, in the same resting place as his grandfather, after being designated to succeed him as Aga Khan V and 50th imam of Isma'ilism through his will. |
| February 8 2025 | A private funeral ceremony was held in Lisbon, attended by Portuguese officials including President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas, community leaders, and international dignitaries like Justin Trudeau and former Spanish king Juan Carlos I. |
| February 4 2025 | Prince Karim Al-Husseini Aga Khan passes away, ending his 68-year tenure as Mawlānā Hazar Imam and leader of the Nizari Ismailis. |
| February 4 2025 | Passed away, concluding his leadership as the Isma'ili Imam and ending his tenure with the Aga Khan Development Network. |
| February 4 2025 | Died in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88. |
| February 4 2025 | Passed away, concluding his tenure as Isma'ili Imam after serving for nearly 68 years. |
| 2022 | Received Key to the City of Toronto, Canada |
| 2021 | Took delivery of a new Bombardier Global 7500 aircraft registered as LX-PAK. |
| 2020 | Sold his previous Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft. |
| 2019 | Became a Founding Member of the Paris Peace Forum during its Spring Meeting organized with President Emmanuel Macron. |
| March 12 2019 | Named Prince's Trust Global Founding Patron by Prince of Wales at a dinner at Buckingham Palace, commencing support for the organization until 2025. |
| 2018 | Received Key to the City of Sugar Land, Texas |
| 2018 | Received Honorary LL.D. degrees from multiple Canadian universities including Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary |
| 2018 | Received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour from France |
| July 11 2018 | Officially designated the Henrique de Mendonça Palace in Lisbon as the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat, declaring it the 'Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat'. The Diamond Jubilee was celebrated in Lisbon with concerts, a Jubilee Arts festival, and tens of thousands of Ismailis from around the world in attendance. |
| March 8 2018 | Hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle for a dinner commemorating his Diamond Jubilee. |
| 2017 | Awarded Honorary PhD degree from NOVA University of Lisbon in Portugal |
| 2017 | Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty from Portugal and the Collar of the Order of the Pearl of Africa from Uganda |
| 2017 | Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty from Portugal |
| 2017 | Received the Collar of the Order of the Pearl of Africa from Uganda |
| July 11 2017 | Began the Diamond Jubilee Year marking the Aga Khan's 60th year of reign, during which he travelled to multiple countries to launch humanitarian programmes focusing on poverty alleviation, education, housing, and childhood development. |
| 2016 | His homebred colt Harzand won both the Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby. |
| 2016 | Received Honorary D.Litt. degree in medieval studies from Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Canada |
| July 2016 | Second Jubilee Games held in Dubai, UAE, continuing the tradition started during the Golden Jubilee Year. |
| 2015 | Received the Padma Vibhushan from India |
| 2014 | Awarded the North–South Prize of the Council of Europe |
| March 2014 | Finalized divorce settlement amount with Begum Inaara. |
| February 27 2014 | Became the first faith leader to address the Joint Session of the Parliament of Canada. |
| 2013 | Vanity Fair estimated his fortune at over US$1 billion, with a previous estimate of $13.3 billion. |
| 2013 | Awarded Honorary D.S.Litt. degree from University of Toronto in Canada |
| 2012 | Received Honorary DUniv degree from University of Ottawa in Canada |
| 2011 | Received UCSF Medal and ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development in Los Angeles |
| September 2011 | Divorce settlement reached with Begum Inaara in French courts. |
| 2010 | Received Honorary Canadian Citizenship |
| 2010 | Awarded the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters from France |
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