Aga Khan laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony

People carry the coffin of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum in Aswan, Egypt (Haytham Fahmy/AP)

The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt.

The death of Prince Karim – the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims – was announced on Tuesday by the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community.