Noorani family

TheNoorani familyis a term used to refer to the immediate family of theImāmof theNizari Ismāʿīli Shia Muslims,commonly known by the title ofAga Khan.^[1]By convention and custom its members and descendants in the male line are titledPrinceandPrincess,and as such it can be regarded as aroyal family,although only the Aga Khan himself, as its head, is entitled to be referred to by the style ofHis Highness.The style ofHis Highnesswas formally granted to the Aga Khan IV by QueenElizabeth IIin 1957 upon the death of his grandfather the Aga Khan III.^[a]

Members

His HighnessPrince Shah Karim Al-Hussaini,The Aga Khan IV(b. 1936)
- Prince Rahim Aga Khan(b. 1971)
  - Prince Irfan Aga Khan (b. 2015)
  - Prince Sinan Aga Khan (b. 2017)
- Princess Zahra Aga Khan(b. 1970)
  - Sara Boyden (b. 2000)
  - Iliyan Boyden (b. 2002)
- Prince Hussain Aga Khan(b. 1974)
- Princess Fareen Aga Khan (b. 1975), wife of Prince Hussain Aga Khan (m. 2019)
- Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan(b. 2000)
Other children of PrinceAly Khan(1911-1960), father of the Aga Khan IV (b. 1936)
- Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan(b. 1937)
- Princess Yasmin Aga Khan(b. 1949)
Princess Catherine Aleya Aga Khan (néeCatherine Aleya Beriketti, b. 1938, former wife of CyrilSursock),^[2]widow of PrinceSadruddin Aga Khan(m. 1972), third son of the Aga Khan III

Recently deceased members

Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan,Mata Salamat(néeYvonne Blanche Labrousse, 1906–2000), m. (1944)The Aga Khan III
Descendants ofThe Aga Khan III(1877–1957)
- Prince Giuseppe Mahdi Khan (died 1911)
- PrinceAly Khan,father of the Aga Khan IV (1911–1960), m. (1936 div. 1949) Princess Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan (néeThe Hon.Joan Barbara Yarde-Buller,later wife of the2nd Viscount Camrose), m. (1949 div. 1953)Rita Hayworth(néeMargarita Carmen Cansino, former wife ofOrson Welles)
- PrinceSadruddin Aga Khan(1933–2003), m. (1957 div. 1962) Princess Shirin Aga Khan (néeNina Sheila Dyer, 1930–1965, former wife of BaronHans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza),^[2]
- Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos (1985–2011), son of Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

Living former members

PrincessSalimah Aga Khan,b. 1940, former wife of the Aga Khan IV (m. 1969; div. 1995)
PrincessInaara Aga Khan,b. 1963, former wife of the Aga Khan IV (m. 1998; div. 2011)
Princess Khaliya Aga Khan, b. 1976, former wife of Prince Hussain Aga Khan (m. 2006; div. 2013)
PrincessSalwa Aga Khan,b. 1988, former wife of Prince Rahim Aga Khan (m. 2013; div. 2022)

References

^Najibullah, Farangis (24 August 2012)."Five Things To Know About The Aga Khan".Radio Free Europe.Retrieved2 January2020.
^^a ^b"Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, U. N. Commissioner, and Mrs. Sursock Married".The New York Times.28 November 1972.Retrieved31 May2023.

Notes

^This style has been continually recognized, on a personal basis, by theBritish monarch,to whom the Aga Khans were previously temporal subjects — the incumbent is a British citizen — since 1866. In 1959,Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,Shah of Iran— whoseQajarpredecessors first awarded ImamHasan Ali Shahthe title ofAga Khanin 1818 — bestowed upon the Aga Khan IV the higher style ofRoyal Highnessin 1959, but that style fell into disuse following theIranian Revolution of 1979.

[rferl_2012-1] Najibullah, Farangis (24 August 2012)."Five Things To Know About The Aga Khan".Radio Free Europe.Retrieved2 January2020.

[Sursock-3] "Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, U. N. Commissioner, and Mrs. Sursock Married".The New York Times.28 November 1972.Retrieved31 May2023.

[2] This style has been continually recognized, on a personal basis, by theBritish monarch,to whom the Aga Khans were previously temporal subjects — the incumbent is a British citizen — since 1866. In 1959,Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,Shah of Iran— whoseQajarpredecessors first awarded ImamHasan Ali Shahthe title ofAga Khanin 1818 — bestowed upon the Aga Khan IV the higher style ofRoyal Highnessin 1959, but that style fell into disuse following theIranian Revolution of 1979.

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