Aly Muhammad Aga Khan
Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan is the fourth child of Aga Khan IV, born to his second wife Gabriele Renate Homey. His grandmother was Joan Yarde-Buller, daughter of the 3rd Baron Churston.
He directed the 2018 short film "Close To Home," shot in Gilgit-Baltistan, part of the conflict-torn state of Kashmir, subject to a United Nations Security Council dispute, and terrorist insurgencies. The movie which documents the plight of a poverty stricken community plagued by natural disasters, was screened at Jubilee Arts International Film Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. While speaking at the University of Central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan, Khan said he had "plan to continue adding to the "Close to Home" series, in the hope that these films will help shed light on issues that I believe are important to young people today.”
In 2018, after turning 18, Khan gave an opening speech at Pecaut Square, Toronto for the 34th annual, World Partnership Walk, organized by the Aga Khan Foundation, which raised over CA$6 million. While speaking on the foundations efforts in alleviating poverty in conflict stricken Kashmir, Khan stated, "one thing we cannot ignore, and that is climate change and its long lasting effects on the people living in these regions."
Khan in October 2018, visited Gilgit Baltistan’s Hunza district, to oversee rural development projects, relating to education and health care by the Aga Khan Foundation. On his arrival at Islamabad airport, he was publicly greeted by Hafiz Sherali, President of the Ismaili National Council for Pakistan.
