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In the academic year 1956-1957, I was a visiting teacher at Harvard University. Administratively, I was a member of the Government Department (i.e. Political Administration). However, in terms of working I was a teacher at Center for Middle Eastern Studies that had newly been established by the university to be headed by Sir Hamilton Gibb who was previously a teacher of Arabic at London University ( I had attended two courses with him, one in Arabic language and the other in Islamic organizations (1935-1936). After that he moved to Oxford University. In 1947 I met him again in England.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who died on Monday at the age of 70, was the uncle of Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslims.
Born in Paris in 1933, he was the second son of the late Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, the 48th hereditary Imam and the late Princess Andree Aga Khan. The family traces its bloodline to the Prophet.

Educated in Lausanne and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University, Prince Sadruddin chose a career in politics and rose almost to the top of the United Nations. He devoted much of his life to global environmental causes.

Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistan People?s Party chairperson, has said that Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan will be mourned not only by his family, friends and the Ismaili community but also by ?the larger world where he was well known and respected?.In her condolence letter to the late prince?s widow, Ms Bhutto wrote: ?So many will mourn the passing of a sensitive man of enormous intelligence, understanding and compassion. I will mourn him for all those reasons. I will mourn him too as a good friend of my family over many decades.?

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who died on Monday aged 70, was the uncle of Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslims, and was himself a philanthropist, collector of Islamic art and the holder of several senior humanitarian posts at the United Nations.Sadruddin was both the youngest and longest-serving UN High Commissioner for Refugees, taking over the post in 1965 aged 32 and remaining in office for 12 years. He was praised for the way in which the UN handled major refugee crises in Biafra during the Nigerian civil war in the 1960s, and in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Chile.

Avec le décès de Sadruddin Aga Khan, Genève perd l?une de ses grandes figures internationales.
Il a été l?un des pionniers de la cause environnementale, comme le rappelle à Frédéric Burnand son ami Philippe Roch, directeur de l?Office fédéral de l?environnement.
C?est au Massachusetts Boston Hospital que le prince Sadruddin Aga Khan est mort lundi, des suites d?une longue maladie.
Installé à Genève depuis 1959, le prince était l?un des descendants de l?illustre et richissime famille Aga Khan.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, 70, a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top U.N. humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the current spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Shiite Islam, has died, associates said yesterday.

Prince Sadruddin died Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation founded by the prince. The cause of death was not announced.

Born: January 1933, in Paris
Died: 12 May, 2003, in Boston, aged 70

PRINCE Sadruddin Aga Khan was a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top UN humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims.

He started his long career with the United Nations as an adviser to UNESCO on Afro-Asian projects. He was the youngest and longest-serving UN High Commissioner for Refugees, taking over the post in 1965 at the age of 33 and staying in the job for 12 years.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, son of the late Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan and the late Princess Andree Aga Khan, died in Boston Monday, aged 70 after a short illness, said a press release.

The younger of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah''s two sons, Prince Sadruddin was the uncle of the present and 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, His Highness the Aga Khan.

The Aga Khan traces his lineage back to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Prince Sadruddin''s grandmother was the granddaughter of the Qajar Emperor Fath'' Ali Shah.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello has expressed his profoundest sorrow over the death yesterday of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. He conveys his condolences to Prince Sadruddin's wife, Princess Catherine Aleya Aga Khan, to his nephew, Karim, the Aga Khan, and to the rest of his family.

The UN refugee agency is mourning the death of its former High Commissioner, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who led UNHCR through some of its most difficult times in the 1960s and 1970s. He died in Boston on Monday at the age of 70.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, 70, a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top U.N. humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the current spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Shiite Islam, has died, associates said yesterday.Prince Sadruddin died Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation founded by the prince. The cause of death was not announced.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a former UN High Commissioner for Refugees and uncle of Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, died in the United States on Monday. He was 70.The prince died in a Boston hospital after a long illness, an official of one of his foundations told AFP. After a career in the United Nations that spanned nearly 40 years, the prince devoted himself to defence and environmental issues.

The widely respected international civil servant Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who has died of cancer aged 70, was never able to repeat the achievements of his 12 years as United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), and failed in two attempts to be elected UN secretary-general. In later years, he used his standing and wealth to promote environmental causes.

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Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, 70, a philanthropist and environmentalist who served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees and was the uncle of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the current leader of the 20 million Shiite Ismaili Muslims, died Monday in Boston.
He died in a hospital after a short illness, his office in Geneva announced. No cause of death was given.
For nearly 40 years, Prince Sadruddin was closely associated with the work of the United Nations, specializing in disaster relief work.

Le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, M. Sérgio Vieira de Mello, a exprimé sa profonde tristesse en apprenant le décès du Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Il transmet ses condoléances à la Princesse Catherine Aleya Aga Khan, ainsi qu'à l'Aga Khan - son neveu Karim - et à toute sa famille.

Philanthrope et écologiste respecté dans le monde entier, l'ancien haut-commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés a fait une longue carrière dans les organisations humanitairesLe prince Sadruddin Aga Khan est décédé lundi aux Etats-Unis à l'âge de 70 ans des suites d'une longue maladie. Il était en traitement au Massachusetts Boston Hospital.

Friend of the Monk SealPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1933 - 2003
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who for many years proved a good and faithful friend of the Mediterranean monk seal.

Il principe Sadruddin Aga Khan è morto ieri; aveva 70 anni e da tempo era malato. Ne ha dato notizia una fonte della Fondazione Bellerive di Ginevra, da lui creata nel 1977. 'Il principe è morto ieri al Massachusetts Boston Hospital', ha annunciato la fonte. Nato a Parigi nel 1933, sposato con Catherine Aleya Sursock, l'Aga Khan era figlio di Mohammed Shaha Aga Khan III, della famiglia reale indiana.

Funeral ceremonies for Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan who died in Boston on 12th May, will be conducted in Geneva, Switzerland.Arrangements have been made for members of the diplomatic corps, government officials and close friends to pay their last respects to Prince Sadruddin at the Chateau de Bellerive, 25 Chemin du Milieu, 1245 Collonge-Bellerive between 3:00 p.m. (1500 hours) and 8:00 p.m. (2000 hours) on Thursday, 15th May, 2003.