Prince Hussain Aga Khan (April 10, 1974) is the third child and second son of Aga Khan IV

Aga Khan IV

Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, NPk, NI, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM is the 49th and current Imam of the Shia Imami Nizari Ismaili Muslims. He has held this position under the title of Aga Khan since July 11, 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan...

 and his first wife, Sarah Croker-Poole

Sarah Croker-Poole

Princess Salimah Aga Khan , also known as Begum Salimah Aga Khan, was a fashion model and former wife of the fourth Aga Khan, Prince Karim Aga Khan.-Early life:...

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He attended Deerfield Academy

Deerfield Academy

Deerfield Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding school in Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States. It is a four-year college-preparatory school with approximately 600 students and about 100 faculty, all of whom live on or near campus....

 and subsequently Williams College

Williams College

Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...

, from which he graduated in 1997. Since then, Prince Hussain has been based in France and working with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Following completion of a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

 in 2004, Prince Hussain assumed additional responsibility at the Aga Khan Foundation for the conceptualisation of programmes on environmental issues.

On April 27, 2006, the Prince announced his intention to marry Kristin J. White (born 1976), an American whom he met while both were attending graduate school at Columbia, sometime in the autumn of 2006. The intended bride, who has a master's degree in public health, has converted to Islam and has taken the name Khaliya Aga Khan

Khaliya Aga khan

Princess Khaliya Aga Khan is the wife of Prince Hussain Aga Khan and the daughter-in-law of Prince Karim Aga Khan . Aga Khan IV is Imam and spiritual leader to approximately 15 million Ismaili Muslims....

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Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya were married religiously on Saturday September 16, 2006, by Sayyed Mohammad Masawi at Château de Chantilly

Château de Chantilly

The Château de Chantilly is a historic château located in the town of Chantilly, France. It comprises two attached buildings; the Grand Château, destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s, and the Petit Château which was built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency...

. Friday September 15 was the civil ceremony at their home in Aiglemont, France, by Mayor of Gouvieux

Gouvieux

Gouvieux is a town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-Geography:The commune is served by the train station of Chantilly-Gouvieux on the RER D line or the TER from the Parisian Gare du Nord station. The town is located in the Chantilly...

 Patrice Marchand.

Prince Hussain was given the key to the city of Sugar Land

Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...

 in 2007, and was made an Honorary Ambassador of the city of Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

in 2007.