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advocates
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education for girls and women
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advocates
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ethical use of wealth
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advocates
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interfaith dialogue
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birthDate
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1936-12-13
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birthPlace
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Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
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chairmanOf
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Aga Khan Development Network
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child
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Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan
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child
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Prince Hussain Aga Khan
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child
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The Aga Khan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Rahim Aga Khan
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child
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan
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citizenship
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France
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citizenship
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Portugal
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citizenship
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United Kingdom
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degree
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BA in Islamic history
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denomination
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Ismaili Shia
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surface form:
Nizari Ismaili Shia Islam
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dynasty
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Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nizari Ismaili Imamate
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education
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Harvard University
ⓘ
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education
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Institut Le Rosey
ⓘ
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ethnicOrigin
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Persian
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father
|
Prince Aly Khan
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fieldOfActivity
|
architecture
ⓘ
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fieldOfActivity
|
culture
ⓘ
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fieldOfActivity
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education
ⓘ
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fieldOfActivity
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healthcare
ⓘ
|
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fieldOfActivity
|
heritage conservation
ⓘ
|
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fieldOfActivity
|
international development
ⓘ
|
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fieldOfActivity
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microfinance
ⓘ
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fieldOfActivity
|
philanthropy
ⓘ
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fieldOfActivity
|
rural development
ⓘ
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founded
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture
ⓘ
|
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founded
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Aga Khan Development Network
ⓘ
|
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founded
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Aga Khan Foundation
ⓘ
|
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founded
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Aga Khan Trust for Culture
ⓘ
|
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founded
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Aga Khan University
ⓘ
|
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founded
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University of Central Asia
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|
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fullName
|
Shah Karim al-Husayni
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grandfather
|
The Aga Khan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aga Khan III
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holdsTitle
|
The Aga Khan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
His Highness the Aga Khan
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instanceOf
|
British peer
ⓘ
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instanceOf
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businessman
ⓘ
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instanceOf
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hereditary imam
ⓘ
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instanceOf
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philanthropist
ⓘ
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instanceOf
|
racehorse owner
ⓘ
|
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instanceOf
|
religious leader
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knownFor
|
development initiatives in Asia and Africa
ⓘ
|
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knownFor
|
global philanthropic work
ⓘ
|
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knownFor
|
promotion of pluralism
ⓘ
|
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knownFor
|
support for Islamic art and architecture
ⓘ
|
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languageSpoken
|
English
ⓘ
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languageSpoken
|
French
ⓘ
|
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languageSpoken
|
Persian
ⓘ
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languageSpoken
|
Urdu language
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
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marriedTo
|
Gabriele zu Leiningen
ⓘ
|
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marriedTo
|
Princess Salimah Aga Khan
ⓘ
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mother
|
Joan Yarde-Buller
ⓘ
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notableAward
|
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
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notableAward
|
Order of Canada
ⓘ
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notableAward
|
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
ⓘ
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notableProject
|
Al-Azhar Park restoration in Cairo
ⓘ
|
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notableProject
|
Serena Hotels development in Asia and Africa
ⓘ
|
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notableProject
|
restoration of Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi
ⓘ
|
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predecessor
|
The Aga Khan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aga Khan III
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religion
|
Islam
ⓘ
|
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religiousLeadershipStart
|
1957
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|
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religiousTitle
|
49th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims
ⓘ
|
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religiousTitle
|
Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
ⓘ
|
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residence
|
Gouvieux, France
ⓘ
|
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residence
|
Lisbon
ⓘ
surface form:
Lisbon, Portugal
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succeededAsImamAtAge
|
20
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