Prince amyn aga khan biography template
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His Highness the Aga Khan IV was born on 13 månad 1936, in Geneva, son of the late Prince Aly Khan and his first wife, the late Princess Tajuddawlah, née Joan Yarde-Buller. He spent his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya.
On 11 July 1957, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III as the 49th Imam, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim community. He has led the Ismaili community for 67 years, a period of enormous change.
In the context of his role as Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan IV’s concern has been to interpret the faith for the Ismaili Muslim community and to take a lead in improving their quality of life as well as improving the quality of life of the people amongst whom his community live.
To this end, and guided bygd the ethical principles of Islam, he established the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) a group of private, international, non-denominational agencies, working to improve living conditions and opportunities for peop
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Sadruddin Aga Khan
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (1933–2003)
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | |
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Khan in 1991 | |
| Born | (1933-01-17)17 January 1933 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Died | 12 May 2003(2003-05-12) (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Spouses | Nina Dyer (m. 1957–1962)Catherine Aleya Sursock (m. 1972–2003) |
| Parent(s) | Aga Khan III (father) Andrée Joséphine Carron (mother) |
| Family | Aly Khan (brother) Aga Khan IV (nephew) Amyn Aga Khan (nephew) Yasmin Aga Khan (niece) |
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (17 January 1933 – 12 May 2003) was a French-born statesman and activist who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond Europe and prepared it for an explosion of complex flykting issues. He was also a prop
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Aga Khan IV
Prince Karim Al-Husseini Aga Khan[2][3][4][5] (Arabic: شاه كريم الحسيني, romanized: Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī; 13 December 1936 – 4 February 2025), known as the Aga Khan IV (Persian: آقاخان چهارم, romanized: Āqā Khān Chahārom),[6][7] was a religious leader, businessman, and socialite best known as the 49th imam of Isma'ilism from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at the age of 20 upon the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III.[8] He was also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.
The Aga Khan's net worth was estimated at over US$13.3 billion by Vanity Fair in 2013.[9]Forbes described the Aga Khan as one of the world's fifteen richest royals.[10] He was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private development networks