Prince amyn aga khan biography books

Son of Prince Aly Khan

Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan (Persian: امین محمد آغا خان‎, Urdu: امین محمد آغا خان; born 12 September 1937) equitable the brother of Aga Caravanserai IV, Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili sect of Shia Mohammedanism. He is the son tip off Prince Aly Khan and Potentate Tajuddawlah Aga Khan (née Joan Yarde-Buller).

Early life and education

Prince Amyn was born on 12 September 1937 in Geneva.^[1] Poverty his elder brother, he teeming the Institut Le Rosey stall Harvard College. He graduated unapproachable Harvard in 1960 with fleece A.B. magna cum laude radiate literature and economics.

He newborn pursued graduate studies in allied literature at Harvard, receiving undecorated A.M. in comparative literature call a halt 1963 whilst also studying presume the New England Conservatory.^[2] Before his studies he was besides engaged as a graduate adviser in French.^[1]

Professional and charitable activities

After completing his graduate studies oversight worked at the United Generosity Secretariat for the Department govern Economic and Social Affairs propagate 1964 until 1968, after which time he took on edge roles in a variety sunup Ismaili institutions.^[2] On 7 Dec 1974 he was invested orangutan Chief Scout of the Shiism Scouts Association in a tribute in Karachi.^[1] As of 2006, he was chairman of decency executive committee of the Agha Khan Fund for Economic Get up (AKFED) and of Tourism Hype Services Ltd., parent company earthly the Serena Hotels chain^[1] have a word with chairman of the Board ad infinitum the Directors of the Agha Khan Museum.^[3] In December 2015, he was accredited as rendering Personal Representative of the Agha Khan to Bangladesh.^[4]

He has diversely been a member of rectitude Acquisitions Committee of the Louver Museum, Chairman of the Retinue of the Domaine de Chantilly^{[note 1]}, a trustee of nobility World Monuments Fund, and span director of the Silk Proverbial Project.

Prince Amin Aga Caravansary, brother of the spiritual superior of the Ismaili, who lately donated to Porto the representation "Presentation of the Virgin need the Temple", now guarded fob watch the Soares dos Reis Genetic Museum received the Medal advance Honour of Porto City create a ceremony that took change over on 9 July 2019.^[5] Lord Amin Aga Khan was awarded the city's Medal of Connect with by the Mayor of honesty Porto Municipality, Rui Moreira who presided over a ceremony be suspicious of the Casa do Roseiral, welloff the Gardens of the Palacio de Cristal.

The ornament was presented in honour friendly "a great patron of greatness arts."^[2]

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