Aga Khan V meets Portuguese President after father's passing

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Aga Khan V meets Portuguese President after father's passing  The Aga Khan V, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, met with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Lisbon on Thursday  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/02/14/aga-khan-v-meets-portuguese-president-after-fathers-passing  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Prince Rahim Al-Husseini, recently appointed Aga Khan V, met Portuguese President Marcelo

00:08Rebelo de Sousa in Lisbon on Thursday.

00:11This visit comes after the death of his father, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, who died last week.

00:18According to his father's will, aged 53, he was named the 50th hereditary imam of the

00:24Shiite Muslims, Ismailians.

00:27Aga Khan is considered by his followers as a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad,

00:32he is treated with a respect comparable to that of a head of state.

00:36This meeting symbolizes a moment of transition for the Ismailian royal family and for the

00:41relations between Portugal and the community.

00:46It has a particularly active network of development in various social and economic areas.

00:52The Portuguese president expressed his support and recognition of Aga Khan V, he highlighted

00:58the importance of this collaboration in the initiatives of international development and cooperation.

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