Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Died when: 70 years 115 days (843 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
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Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (Arabic: صدر الدين آغا خان, Ṣadr ad-Dīn Āghā Khān, 17 January 1933 – 12 May 2003) was a statesman and activist who 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.