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...week swift-winged time came to an end for the legendary old Prince of Islam. In a quiet lakeside villa at Versoix, Switzerland, his huge bulk wasted to a mere 132 Ibs., His Highness Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, the Aga Khan III and spiritual leader of some 20 million Ismaili Moslems throughout the East, the Middle East and Africa, died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ISLAM: The Ago Khan | 7/22/1957 | See Source »

Died. Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, the Aga Khan III, 79, leader of some 20 million Moslems of the Ismaili sect; of a heart attack; at his villa in Versoix, Switzerland (see FOREIGN NEWS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 22, 1957 | 7/22/1957 | See Source »

Khan is considered the most likely candidate to succeed his father as leader of the Ismaili Moslems. His older half-brother, Aly Khan, is reportedly not acceptable to them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Khan Remains With Gravely III Father | 4/15/1957 | See Source »

Dean McGeorge Bundy announced yesterday that the Aga Khan Professorship, recently established by the Moslem religious leader of the Ismaili community, with the intention of "preserving and transmitting to future generations knowledge of the rich heritage of the Iranian past," will become effective on July...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frye Chosen First Iranian Professor | 2/5/1957 | See Source »

...personal cook, who sprinkled gold dust on the rice before serving his master's curry. On arriving, the Aga Khan would give Head Porter Chasper $10,000 to be handed out when the Aga Khan needed pocket money; the hotel would provide the Aga Khan (an Ismaili Moslem) with a compass, so he could determine the proper direction to face while praying. Once King Albert I of the Belgians, a hotel guest, greeted Host Badrutt: "You are King of St. Moritz. I am King of the Belgians. I greet you as a colleague...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: The Golden Rain | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

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