Prince Rahim Aga Khan
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan (born October 12, 1971) is the eldest son of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan and his first wife Princess Salimah.
He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1990 and from Brown University in the United States in 1995 and is involved in his father's economic development institutions.
On April 26, 2013 Aga Khan IV announced the engagement of Prince Rahim Aga Khan, to Ms. Kendra Spears.
Aiglemont, France, 26 April 2013 — His Highness the Aga Khan today announced the engagement of his eldest son, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, to Ms. Kendra Spears of Seattle, Washington, the United States.
The Aga Khan, who is the Spiritual Leader or Imam of the global community of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, said he was delighted to announce the engagement.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan holds a BA from Brown University and an executive management degree from the Navarra Business School in Barcelona, Spain. He is involved in the poverty reduction efforts, notably micro-credit activities, of the Aga Khan Development Network – one of the largest private systems of agencies fostering social, cultural and economic development in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Ms. Spears holds a BA in sociology from the University of Washington in her native Seattle. She has a strong interest in arts and architecture. Ms. Spears has had a highly successful career as a model, working with many of the most prestigious fashion houses.
The couple will be married in a Muslim ceremony. The date of the marriage has not been set yet.
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Prince Rahim in the arms of Begum Salimah, October 1972.
Prince Rahim and Princess Zahara in East Africa, 1992.
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Prince Hussain Aga Khan and Prince Rahim Aga Khan at the Graduation Ceremony of the Masters of Public Affairs of Public Affairs (MPA) Programme at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris.
His Highness the Aga Khan presents his brother Prince Amyn and his son Prince Rahim to Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, who welcomed them to Buckingham Palace during the Golden Jubilee of His Highness.
His Highness the Aga Khan presents Prince Rahim Aga Khan to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Foundation Ceremony of the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre being constructed in Toronto.
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This photo was taken in 1997.
His Highness the Aga Khan and his oldest son Prince Rahim touring the Sosuco sugar factory in Banfora, Burkina Faso.
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