Khan was born at Clinique de Montchoisi in Lausanne, Switzerland;[1] she spent her early life with her mother and her maternal half-sister, Rebecca Welles Manning (1944–2004), daughter of Hayworth's marriage to Orson Welles.[2] Her half-brothers are His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and Prince Amyn Aga Khan.[3] In January 1953, her parents' divorce was granted on the grounds of extreme mental cruelty. Yasmin, then only three years old, played about the court while the case was being heard, finally climbing on to the judge's lap.[4]
Influenced by the death of her mother, for whom she cared for many years, from Alzheimer's disease, Yasmin Aga Khan serves on the board of directors, as vice chairman, of Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Association.[7] She is also the president of Alzheimer's Disease International, a National Council Member of the Salk Institute, and a spokesperson for the Boston University School of Medicine, Board of Visitors. She also serves on numerous boards of the Aga Khan Foundation. The 2009 documentary I Remember Better When I Paint features a stirring interview with Yasmin Aga Khan describing how her mother took up painting while struggling with Alzheimer's and produced beautiful works of art.[8]
Personal life
She married her first husband, Greek economist and shipping heir Basil Embiricos, in 1985.[5] The couple had a son, Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos (1986–2011). The Princess and Embiricos were divorced in 1987.
^Columbia, David Patrick (September 10, 2007). "The Party that once was". New York Social Diary. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
^"Rita Hayworth Gets Divorce". The Manchester Guardian. January 27, 1953.
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