Amyn Aga Khan

Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan (; born 12 September 1937) is philanthropist, socialite and art patron. He is the son of Prince Aly Khan and Joan Yarde-Buller and the younger brother of Karim al-Husseini, Aga Khan IV.

Early life and education Amyn was born on 12 September 1937 in Geneva. Like his elder brother, he attended the Institut Le Rosey and Harvard College. He graduated from Harvard in 1960 with an A.B. magna cum laude in literature and economics. Amyn further pursued graduate studies in comparative literature at Harvard, receiving an A.M. in comparative literature in 1963 whilst also studying at the New England Conservatory. During his studies, he was additionally engaged as a graduate instructor in French. In December 2015, he was accredited as the personal representative of the Aga Khan to Bangladesh. He has variously been a member of the Acquisitions Committee of the Louvre Museum, Chairman of the Friends of the Domaine de Chantilly, a trustee of the World Monuments Fund, and a director of the Silk Road Project. Despite his public engagements, he remains a private figure.

Awards Amyn Aga Khan received the Medal of Honour of Porto City in a ceremony that took place on 9 July 2019. Amyn Aga Khan was awarded the city's Medal of Honour by the Mayor of the Porto Municipality, Rui Moreira, who presided over a ceremony at the Casa do Roseiral, in the Gardens of the Palacio de Cristal. The medal was presented in honour of "a great patron of the arts."