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==Life and career==
===Childhood and education===
Born in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France, he was the only child of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III and his second wife, the former Andrée Joséphine Carron. He received his early education in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland, before graduating [[Phi Beta Kappa]] in 1954 from [[Harvard College]].<ref name="SydneyHerald2003"/> At Harvard, he roomed with [[Paul Matisse]], grandson of French impressionist painter [[Henri Matisse]], and with [[Stephen Joyce]], grandson of Irish writer [[James Joyce]]. After three years of post-graduate research at the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Prince Sadruddin began a lifelong career of international service.<ref name="Times2003">{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0%2C%2C1-45-681660%2C00.html |title=Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (Obituary) |publisher=[[The Times]] |date=May 16, 2003 |accessdate=2006-12-13}}</ref><ref name="PRAgaKhan2003"/>
Although he was raised in Europe by his French mother, his father, who was the 48th hereditary [[Imam]] of the [[Nizari]] [[Ismaili|Ismaili Muslims]], had a strong influence on him. He recalled that his father "insisted that I learnt the Koran and encouraged me to understand the basic traditions and beliefs of Islam but without imposing any particular views. He was an overwhelming personality but open-minded and liberal."<ref name="Telegraph1998"/>
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