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Sadruddin Aga Khan
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Memorial Page for Sadruddin Aga Khan

Jan 17, 1933 – May 12, 2003(70 years)Died in:Boston, Suffolk County

UN High Commissioner for Refugees

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May 12th, 2026

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Biography

Occupation(3)

politiciandiplomatart collector

Awards(3)

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesUnited Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rightshonorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Spouse(2)

Nina DyerCatherine Aleya Beriketti Sursock

Education(1)

Harvard College

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (* January 17, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine; † May 12, 2003 in Boston) was an uN High Commissioner for Refugees. He was 70 years old. He was married to Nina Dyer and Catherine Aleya Beriketti Sursock. He studied at Harvard College. His faith was Islam. His awards include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights and honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. His cause of death was cancer. He was buried at Collonge-Bellerive.

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Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France

1933

Married Nina Dyer

1957

until 1962

Married Catherine Aleya Beriketti Sursock

1972

United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights

1978

honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

1988

Died in Boston, Suffolk County (cancer)

2003

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  • Nina Dyer
  • Andrée Josephine Carron

Sadruddin Aga Khan. Forever remembered.