Salimah Aga Khan

Salimah Aga Khan is a former fashion model. She is the mother of Aga Khan V, imam of the Nizari Isma'ili Muslims; she is an ex-wife of the 49th Ismaili Shia Imam and 4th Aga Khan, Karim Aga Khan.

Early life

Salimah was born at New Delhi, British India, as Sarah Frances Croker Poole. She is the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Eric Croker Poole and his wife, Jean Margaret Watson. She was one of the last generation of debutantes to be presented to the Queen, in 1958.
She married, firstly, Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart, son of John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute and Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes, on 25 June 1959. She and Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart were divorced in 1968.
She married, secondly, Karim Aga Khan IV, son of Aly Khan and Taj-ud-dawlah Aga Khan, in 1969.
In November 1995, "Jewels from the Personal Collection of Princess Salimah Aga Khan" realised $27,682,601 at Christie's, Geneva.

Charitable career

She is now a child-welfare activist and a prominent supporter of the charity SOS Children's Villages, becoming its first international ambassador. As part of her welfare activity she has also aided Afghan refugees.
She has also been active in the Aga Khan Development Network.

Personal life

She has three children with Karim: Zahra Aga Khan, Aga Khan V and Hussain Aga Khan.
Salimah Aga Khan has lived in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1969.