Aga Khan, leader to millions of Ismaili Muslims, dead at 88 [Video]

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88.

A statement from his central philanthropic organization said he died “peacefully” in Lisbon on Tuesday.

“Leaders and staff of the Aga Khan Development Network offer our condolences to the family of His Highness and to the Ismaili community worldwide,” read the statement from the network.

It said a designated successor will be announced “in coming days.”

The death is significant for 15 million Ismailis across 35 countries, who haven’t grieved the loss of a spiritual leader in more than a generation. Beyond his decades-long rule, the Aga Khan was a jet-setting, entrepreneurial millionaire — or billionaire — who poured millions into helping people in some of the most impoverished parts of the …