AGA KHAN

Aga Khan IV receiving a gift of Trinitite while visiting the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1959.
Born Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Aga Khan IV is the eldest son of Prince Aly Khan, (1911–1960) and his first wife, Princess Tajuddawlah Aly Khan, formerly the Hon. Joan Barbara Yarde-Buller (1908–1997), the eldest daughter of the 3rd Baron Churston. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 13, 1936, Prince Karim was declared healthy despite being born prematurely. The Aga Khan's brother, Prince Amyn, was born less than a year later. Their parents divorced in 1949 and Prince Aly Khan later married Rita Hayworth, with whom he had a daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, half-sister of the Aga Khan. He also had a half-brother, Patrick Benjamin Guinness (1931–1965), from his mother's first marriage.
The Aga Khan spent his childhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where his early education was done by private tutoring. His grandfather, Aga Khan III, engaged Mustafa Kamil, a scholar from Aligarh Muslim University, for both Prince Karim and Prince Amyn. The Aga Khan later attended the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland for nine years. He graduated from Harvard University in 1959 with a BA honors degree in Islamic history. Significantly, Aga Khan skied for Turkey and Iran at the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games.
Marriages and children

The Aga Khan married his first wife, famous model Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole, who assumed the name and style Begum Salima Aga Khan, on October 22, 1969 (civil) and October 28, 1969 (religious), at his home in Paris, France. The couple were married for 25 years, during which they had three children. Their marriage ended by divorce in 1995. The Aga Khan paid £20 million in divorce settlements, and Sarah sold jewels she received as gifts, including the Begum Blue diamond, for millions of dollars. The Aga Khan and Begum Salima have three children, one daughter and two sons:
Princess Zahra Aga Khan (born September 18, 1970)
Prince Rahim Aga Khan (born October 12, 1971)
Prince Hussain Aga Khan (born April 10, 1974)
The Aga Khan married for the second time with Princess Gabriele zu Leiningen, who assumed the name Begum Inaara Aga Khan, "Inaara" (derived from Arabic noor, meaning "light") at his vast walled compound and chateau near Chantilly, France : Aiglemont estate on May 30, 1998. On October 8, 2004, an announcement was made that the Aga Khan and the Begum Aga Khan were to seek a divorce. Gabriele engaged one of the toughest divorce lawyers, Maggie Rae, to look after her interests, and it was noted that the Aga Khan was often been seen with other companions. According to the Daily Mail, Begum Inaara claimed that her husband was seeing an air hostess during thier marriage. They divorced on 3 October 2011, and Gabriele received a settlement of $80 million USD after a French court of appeals decided that the Aga Khan was exclusively at fault. By her, the Aga Khan has a son:
Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan (born March 7, 2000)
Ismaili Imamat