OTTAWA -- Who is the Aga Khan? A quick primer:
-- Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is the 49th hereditary heir and spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims.
-- He heads up the Aga Khan Development Network, which helps social and economic development in some of the poorest countries in the world.
-- He was born Dec. 13, 1936, in Geneva, Switzerland. Grew up in Nairobi, Kenya.
-- He graduated from Harvard University in 1959 with an honours undergraduate degree in Islamic history.
-- The Shah of Persia granted the honorary hereditary title of "Aga Khan" on the family in 1818.
-- Queen Elizabeth granted the title of "His Highness" in 1957.
-- He was named an honorary Canadian citizen in 2010.
-- His personal net worth is estimated to be more than $800 million US.
