Aga Khan II

Aga Khan II
TitleAga Khan II
Imam
Personal
Born
Aqa Ali Shah

1830
Mahallat, Sublime State of Iran
Died1885 (aged 54–55)
Resting placeNajaf, Ottoman Iraq
ReligionShia Islam
Spouse
  • Maryam Sultana
  • Shams al-Muluk
Children
Parents
DenominationIsma'ilism
SchoolNizari Ismaili
LineageFatimid (direct descendant of Muhammad)
Senior posting
PredecessorAga Khan I
SuccessorAga Khan III
Initiation1881-1885
Post47th Nizari Imām

Aqa Ali Shah (Persian: آقا علی شاه, romanizedĀqā ʿAlī Shāh; 1830–1885), known as Aga Khan II (Persian: آغا خان دوّم, romanizedĀghā Khān Duwwūm), was the 47th imam of the Nizari Isma'ili Muslims. A member of the Iranian royal family, he became the Imam in 1881. During his lifetime, he helped to better not only his own community, but also the larger Muslim community of India. He was the second Nizari Imam to hold the title Aga Khan.