PRINCE HUSSAIN AGA KHAN MARRIES MISS KRISTIN J. WHITE
Aiglemont, Gouvieux, France, 18 September 2006 -
Prince Hussain Aga Khan, second son
of His Highness the Aga Khan and Princess Salimah Aga Khan, married Miss Kristin White,
who adopted the name Khaliya upon embracing Islam, on Saturday 16th September. Princess
Khaliya is the second daughter of Professor Norman White and his wife Margaret of
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.A. Mr. White is a Professor of Information, Operations and
Information Systems at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Mrs. White is a
Psychologist in private practice in Montclair.
A private ceremony was held in the historic Chateau of Chantilly, and attended by the families
of the bride and groom, friends, and members of the Ismaili Leaders’ International Forum. The
ceremony was officiated by His Eminence Sayyed Mohammad Musawi from London,
England, and included recitations from the Holy Quran and the traditions of Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him), as well as prayers.
On Friday the 15th, a civil marriage ceremony took place at Aiglemont, the Aga Khan’s
home in France. The marriage was officiated by the Mayor of Gouvieux, Mr. Patrice
Marchand.
The couple, who announced their engagement in April this year, will live in France.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Prince Hussain Aga Khan: Prince Hussain, the second son of the Aga Khan and Princess
Salimah Aga Khan, was born in 1974. He attended Deerfield Academy and subsequently
Williams College, from where he graduated in 1997. Since then, Prince Hussain has been
based in France, working with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, an agency of the Aga Khan
Development Network (AKDN). Following completion of a Master’s degree in International
Affairs from Columbia University in 2004, Prince Hussain assumed additional responsibility at
the Aga Khan Foundation for the conceptualisation of programmes on environmental issues.
In his free time, Prince Hussain is also a nature photographer.
Princess Khaliya: Princess Khaliya was born in 1976 in the United States. She holds a
Bachelor’s degree in European Studies and International Affairs from New York University
and a Master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University. A professional health
consultant, Princess Khaliya has conducted field research in countries of South and East Asia,
North America and Eastern Europe. Her assignments have entailed developing responses to
issues in a range of thematic areas, such as community health, urbanism, education and
economic development. Princess Khaliya’s areas of interest coincide with many of the Aga
Khan Development Network’s projects and programmes, to which she will be adding her
expertise in the future.
For further information please contact:
Semin Abdulla, Secretariat of His Highness the Aga Khan
Aiglemont, 60270 Gouvieux, France, Tel: + 33 3 44 58 40 00
e-mail: information@aiglemont.org
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From left to right: Mrs Heather Procopio (the bride’s sister), Mr Andrew Embiricos, Mrs White, Miss Frances Reed (the groom’s nanny), Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Princess Khaliya, Prince Hussain, Princess Catherine Aga Khan, His Highness the Aga Khan, Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan, Sara Boyden, Iliyan Boyden.



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