AGA KHAN, JET SETTING ON HIGHER PLANE</I> - 2005-01-26

For nearly 50 years, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV has striven to overcome the celebrity gloss of his life story. To 20 million Ismaili Muslims in Asia and Africa, the 68-year-old Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary imam, a spiritual leader who traces his lineage directly from the prophet Muhammad. But to readers of the popular media, he is the billionaire globe-trotting owner of 600 racehorses.