Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (17 January 1933 – 12 May 2003) was a French-born 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.

Nov 27, 2010 · Profile: Born in Paris, France, the late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE (17 January 1933 – 12 May 2003) was the son of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of the Shia Nizari Ismailis.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan worked for UNHCR before becoming High Commissioner. He led missions to the Middle East and Asia, and served as Deputy High Commissioner from 1962 to 1965. By the time he was appointed High Commissioner, UNHCR’s expenditure in Africa and Asia exceeded that in Europe, marking a definitive shift to the developing world.

May 13, 2003 · Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who led the UN agency during the 1960s and 1970s, died in Boston on Monday. He was 70.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, humanitarian and environmentalist, received the World Ecology Medal from the International Center for Tropical Ecology of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He was born in Paris in January 1933, his father was the late Highness Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Al-Husseini Aga Khan III.

May 13, 2003 · GENEVA - Former High Commissioner Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who had led the UN refugee agency during 12 years in the 1960s and 1970s, died in Boston on Monday, the Prince's Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation announced today. He was 70.

This important biography of His Highness Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933-2003) primarily focuses on the Prince’s some four decades-long work in the United Nations where he served in different capacities for various UN agencies including as High Commissioner for Refugees for UNHCR from 1966-1977.