Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

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Prince Ṣadr ad-Dīn Sadruddin Āghā Khān

Also Known As: "Sadruddin Aga Khan"
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Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine
Death: May 12, 2003 (70)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States (Cancer)
Immediate Family:

Son of Aga Khan III and Andrée Joséphine Carron
Husband of Nina Sheila Dyer and Catherine Aleya Sursock
Half brother of Private; Prince Giuseppe Mahdi Khan and Aly Khan

Occupation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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About Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Sadruddin_Aga_Khan

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE, KCSS (Urdu: صدرالّدين آغا خان‎, Ṣadr ad-Dīn Āghā Khān, 17 January 1933 – 12 May 2003) served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1978, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond Europe and prepared it for an explosion of complex refugee issues. He was also a proponent of greater collaboration between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies. The Prince's interest in ecological issues led him to establish the Bellerive Foundation in the late 1970s, and he was a knowledgeable and respected collector of Islamic art.

Born in Paris, France, he was the son of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan and Princess Andrée Aga Khan. He married twice, but had no children of his own. Prince Sadruddin died of cancer at the age of 70, and was buried in Switzerland.

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Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's Timeline

1933
January 17, 1933
Neuilly-sur-Seine
2003
May 12, 2003
Age 70
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States