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Straits Times
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
'My history is being stolen': scandal-prone Spanish former king to publish memoirs
FILE PHOTO: Spain's former King Juan Carlos arrives at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon for the funeral of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, in Lisbon, Portugal, February 8, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo MADRID - Spain's former king Juan Carlos will publish his memoirs by year end in an unprecedented move by a Spanish monarch, publishing house Planeta said on Monday. Once revered for his role in Spain's transition to democracy, Juan Carlos was forced to abdicate in 2014 following a series of scandals that included an affair with Danish national Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and the shooting of an elephant in Botswana. He is now seen as a liability for his son, King Felipe. Spanish prosecutors investigated allegations of fraud laid against the former king in Spain and Switzerland, but dropped the probe due to insufficient evidence and the statute of limitations. The former king's lawyer said at the time that prosecutors had failed to prove the existence of any wrongdoing or criminal behaviour. "Reconciliation," written in first person, aims to highlight his fundamental contributions to the success of Spain's young democracy during his almost 40-year reign, overshadowed by his self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi and some of his own mistakes, the publisher said. "My father always advised me not to write my memoirs. Kings do not confess. And certainly not publicly. Their secrets remain buried in the shadows of palaces. Why am I disobeying him today? Why have I changed my mind? Because I feel that my history is being stolen from me," Planeta quoted the former king as saying. The 87-year-old ex-monarch moved to Abu Dhabi in 2020 and has not participated in any official act with the Spanish royal family since. He only returns to Spain for short visits, mainly to sail his yacht, Bribon - Spanish for "rascal" - on its northwestern coast. The memoirs will tell in detail the private side of a public life, Planeta said, in a book "rich in anecdotes that do not shy away from the most significant episodes of our recent history, nor from the joys and sorrows of his intimate and personal life." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
See - Sada Elbalad
07-02-2025
- General
- See - Sada Elbalad
Aga Khan IV to be buried in Aswan on Sunday
Basant Ahmed The Ismaili Imamat announced that late Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died on Tuesday in Lisbon after nearly seven decades as the spiritual leader of the global Ismaili Muslim community, will be buried in Egypt on Sunday. The Ismaili Imamat said, in a statement on Thursday, 'Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV will be buried in Aswan, southern Egypt, on Sunday, after a funeral ceremony which will be held at the Ismaili Center in the capital, Lisbon, on Saturday, in the presence of community leaders, members of the Portuguese government, and prominent foreign figures.'
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Aga Khan IV to be buried in Egypt on Sunday
LISBON (Reuters) - The late Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died on Tuesday in Lisbon after nearly seven decades as the spiritual leader of the global Ismaili Muslim community, will be buried in Egypt on Sunday, according to the Ismaili Imamat. After a funeral ceremony at the Ismaili Centre in the Portuguese capital on Saturday - to be attended by leaders of the community, Portuguese government members and foreign dignitaries - Aga Khan IV will be laid to rest at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday, it said in a statement on Thursday. Known for his wealth and development work around the world through the Aga Khan Development Network, Prince Karim died in Lisbon, the seat of the Ismaili Imamat, at age 88 on Tuesday. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. His son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini was named the 50th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, on Wednesday, according to his father's will. As Aga Khan - derived from Turkish and Persian words to mean commanding chief - he is believed by Ismailis to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad through the prophet's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet's daughter. The world's Ismaili community, a branch of Shi'ite Islam, comprises around 15 million people who live in Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and North America. Set up in 1967, the AKDN group of international development agencies employs 80,000 people helping to build schools and hospitals and providing electricity for millions of people in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia. Aga Khan IV also kept up his family's long tradition of thoroughbred racing and breeding. His stables and riders, wearing his emerald-green silk livery, enjoyed great successes at the top international derbies.
Reuters
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Aga Khan IV to be buried in Egypt on Sunday
LISBON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The late Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died on Tuesday in Lisbon after nearly seven decades as the spiritual leader of the global Ismaili Muslim community, will be buried in Egypt on Sunday, according to the Ismaili Imamat. After a funeral ceremony at the Ismaili Centre in the Portuguese capital on Saturday - to be attended by leaders of the community, Portuguese government members and foreign dignitaries - Aga Khan IV will be laid to rest at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday, it said in a statement on Thursday. Known for his wealth and development work around the world through the Aga Khan Development Network, Prince Karim died in Lisbon, the seat of the Ismaili Imamat, at age 88 on Tuesday. His son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini was named the 50th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, on Wednesday, according to his father's will. As Aga Khan - derived from Turkish and Persian words to mean commanding chief - he is believed by Ismailis to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad through the prophet's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet's daughter. The world's Ismaili community, a branch of Shi'ite Islam, comprises around 15 million people who live in Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and North America. Set up in 1967, the AKDN group of international development agencies employs 80,000 people helping to build schools and hospitals and providing electricity for millions of people in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia. Aga Khan IV also kept up his family's long tradition of thoroughbred racing and breeding. His stables and riders, wearing his emerald-green silk livery, enjoyed great successes at the top international derbies.
