Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (1933-2003)

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1933

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 12-May-2003

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Switzerland, France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE, KCSS (Arabic: ????????? ??? ????, ?adr ad-Din Agha Khan, 17 January 1933 – 12 May 2003) 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.



Description	Danish photographer
Date of birth/death	18 November 1935	14 January 2018
Location of birth	Copenhagen
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