According to official information, the enthronement of the 50th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims takes place this morning at the world headquarters of the Ismaili Imamat, in Lisbon.

The ceremony consists of the presentation of greetings and tributes from world leaders of the Ismaili community to the new imam.

It will be a private moment, in the presence of the entire family and senior officials of the Ismaili Imamat, and it will be at this time that Shia Ismaili, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, 50th Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, will deliver his first speech.

Rahim Aga Khan succeeds his father, Karim Aga Khan, who died last week.