| Rahim Aga Khan | |
|---|---|
 Prince Rahim in 2021 | |
| Born | Prince Rahim Aga Khan 12 October 1971 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Spouse | |
| Issue |
|
| Persian | رحیم آغا خان |
| Father | Aga Khan IV |
| Mother | Salimah Aga Khan |
| Religion | Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam |
 |
|
Prince Rahim Aga Khan (Persian: رحیم آغا خان; born 12 October 1971) is the second of the Aga Khan IV’s four children. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, he has been actively involved for many years in the governance of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3Views:13 33770 25216 401
-
Speech by Prince Rahim Aga Khan | Challenges of Climate Change, Health, and Nutrition seminar
-
World Mourns Aga Khan (1957)
-
The Aga Khan Laid To Rest Aka The Aga Khan's Funeral (1957)
Transcription
Early life and education
Prince Rahim Aga Khan was born on 12 October 1971, in Geneva, the eldest son of Prince Karim Aga Khan and his first wife Princess Salimah Aga Khan.[1]
Prince Rahim received his secondary education at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts (1990) and graduated from Brown University, Rhode Island, U.S. with a bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature awarded in 1995. In 2006, he completed an executive development program in management and administration at the University of Navarra IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. In 2010, he established the Aga Khan Brown Workshop series at the Watson Institute.
Career
Prince Rahim has been actively involved in the governance of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), where he currently chairs the AKDN Environment and Climate Committee[2] and co-chairs AKDN's Budget Review Committees.
Prince Rahim sits on either the Board or Executive Committee for several of the AKDN's agencies and affiliated structures, namely the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, the Aga Khan University Foundation,[3] the Aga Khan Foundation, the Aga Khan Development Network Foundation, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Prince Rahim travels regularly to oversee programs and other projects of the Aga Khan Development Network.[4][5]
Personal life
Prince Rahim married Kendra Irene Spears on 31 August 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.[6] They have two children: Prince Irfan (b. 11 April 2015)[7] and Prince Sinan (b. 2 January 2017).[8] The couple divorced in February 2022.[9][10]
In 2019, he bought a house in Unstad, Vestvågøy, Norway.[11][12]
References
- ^ Reporter, A. (9 October 2020). "AKDN, Prince William to launch environmental prize". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "AKDN Partners with Prince William to Launch Earthshot Prize". TOLOnews. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "University of Washington and Aga Khan University sign agreement to further population health, research, service and education". UW News. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "New Aga Khan Medical Centre Helps Strengthen Pakistan's Health System". PAMIR TIMES. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Prince Rahim and Portuguese President meet in Lisbon | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus". asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "The wedding of Prince Rahim and Miss Kendra Salwa Spears". TheIsmaili.org. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "The Ismaili". 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Prince Sinan". the.Ismaili. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Die Liebe zwischen Prinz Rahim Aga Khan und Prinzessin Salwa ist zerbrochen". MSN (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "The Aga Khan's Enduring Struggle in Afghanistan 2022-02-23".
- ^ Johansen, Bente H. (12 July 2020). "Prins Rahim Aga Khan kjøpte hus i Lofoten – nå skal det renoveres". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Prins får grønt lys for å renovere «surfebolig» i Lofoten". e24.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 15:01