Back صدر الدين آغا خان Arabic صدر الدين اغا خان ARZ Sadruddin Aga Khan German Sadruddin Aga Khan Spanish Sadruddin Aga Khan Basque صدرالدین آقاخان Persian Sadruddin Aga Khan Finnish Sadruddin Aga Khan French סדראדין אגא חאן HE Sadruddin Aga Khan ID
Sadruddin Aga Khan | |
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صدر الدین آغا خان | |
_by_Erling_Mandelmann.jpg) Khan in 1991 | |
| Born | 17 January 1933 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Died | 12 May 2003 (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 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.