Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year-old was designated as the Aga Khan V,

Hussaini, the new spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor to his father, who died at 88.

He was widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and the West despite his reticence to become involved in politics.