Inaara Aga Khan is one of the most popular and richest Jurist who was born on April 1, 1963 in Frankfurt, Germany. Princess Gabriele of Leiningen, formerly Begum Inaara Aga Khan (born 1 April 1963 in Frankfurt am Main), also previously known as Princess Inaara Aga Khan, and was the second wife of the Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Nizari branch of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims; from May 1998 to March 2014, she held the title Begum Aga Khan.
After interrupting her career prior to the birth of her daughter, Princess Gabriele became a consultant for UNESCO in Paris, advising on the promotion of equality and improved conditions for women. The marriage between Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen and Gabriele Thyssen was dissolved early in 1998.
Together with her mother and stepfather, Ernst-Theodor Henne, Gabriele founded in 2003 the German aid organization “SOS Projects for People and Animals” to help mentally-ill, handicapped and traumatized children with the support of animals, particularly dogs, to bring fun and joy into the children’s lives, and to overcome their pain and suffering.
In addition she continued to contribute to numerous UNESCO projects, particularly in the area of welfare for women and children, for example UNESCO’s “Passport for Equality” project. Amongst others, she accepted the patronage of the Innocence in Danger Gala event for 2003 in Berlin in order to help victims of child sexual abuse.
In May 1998, she married Prince Karim Aga Khan (subsequently Aga Khan IV), the 49th hereditary Imam of the Nizari branch of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and became the Begum Aga Khan. Prior to her marriage to the Aga Khan and her conversion to Islam, the couple jointly chose the Muslim name “Inaara” for the bride. The marriage took place at the Aga Khan’s walled compound and chateau, Aiglemont, in Gouvieux, France, on May 30, 1998. She has a son:
