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Inaara Aga Khan
Inaara Aga Khan (born Gabriele Renate Homey; formerly Thyssen; 1 April 1963) is a German philanthropist. She was the second wife of Karim al-Husseini (Aga Khan IV), who served as the 49th Imam of the Nizari branch of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims; from May 1998 to March 2014, she held the title Begum Aga Khan.
Inaara Aga Khan, born as Gabriele Renate Homey, is the daughter of a family of German entrepreneurs, Renate Thyssen-Henne (née Kerkhoff) and Helmut Friedhelm Homey. Early in life, she adopted the surname "Thyssen" from her stepfather Bodo Thyssen (a member of the Thyssen family).
After attending the Schloss Salem School on Lake Constance and the École des Roches (fr) in Normandy she studied jurisprudence at the Universities of Munich and Cologne. In 1990, Inaara graduated magna cum laude with a doctorate in international law after completing her thesis on German-American commercial law. Her early career included working, whilst still at university, in the management of her mother's company (at the time Austria's largest hotel and restaurant chain) and later as an associate attorney for a German law firm.
In 1991 she married Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen in Venice, Italy. She has one child with Prince Karl Emich, a daughter:
After interrupting her career prior to the birth of her daughter, Inaara became a consultant for UNESCO in Paris, advising on the promotion of equality and improved conditions for women. The marriage between Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen and Gabriele Thyssen was dissolved early in 1998.
In May 1998, she married Karim Aga Khan, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Nizari branch of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and became the Begum Aga Khan. Prior to her marriage to Karim and her conversion to Islam, the couple jointly chose the Muslim name "Inaara" for the bride. The marriage took place at the Aga Khan's walled compound and chateau, Aiglemont, in Gouvieux, France, on May 30, 1998. She has a son, Aly Muhammad Aga Khan (born March 7, 2000).
However, a little over six years after the marriage, on October 8, 2004, Karim and Inaara stated they would seek a divorce. In September 2011, a divorce settlement was reached and Inaara was to receive a settlement amount of £50 million. However, the £50 million settlement was contested by Karim in France's highest court, shortly after being announced. As a result, divorce proceedings continued while Karim was said to remain legally married to his second wife. The divorce was finalized in March 2014 with the final financial settlement not revealed.
In April 2016, it was announced that part of Inaara's jewellery collection was to be auctioned by Christie's.
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Inaara Aga Khan
Inaara Aga Khan (born Gabriele Renate Homey; formerly Thyssen; 1 April 1963) is a German philanthropist. She was the second wife of Karim al-Husseini (Aga Khan IV), who served as the 49th Imam of the Nizari branch of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims; from May 1998 to March 2014, she held the title Begum Aga Khan.
Inaara Aga Khan, born as Gabriele Renate Homey, is the daughter of a family of German entrepreneurs, Renate Thyssen-Henne (née Kerkhoff) and Helmut Friedhelm Homey. Early in life, she adopted the surname "Thyssen" from her stepfather Bodo Thyssen (a member of the Thyssen family).
After attending the Schloss Salem School on Lake Constance and the École des Roches (fr) in Normandy she studied jurisprudence at the Universities of Munich and Cologne. In 1990, Inaara graduated magna cum laude with a doctorate in international law after completing her thesis on German-American commercial law. Her early career included working, whilst still at university, in the management of her mother's company (at the time Austria's largest hotel and restaurant chain) and later as an associate attorney for a German law firm.
In 1991 she married Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen in Venice, Italy. She has one child with Prince Karl Emich, a daughter:
After interrupting her career prior to the birth of her daughter, Inaara became a consultant for UNESCO in Paris, advising on the promotion of equality and improved conditions for women. The marriage between Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen and Gabriele Thyssen was dissolved early in 1998.
In May 1998, she married Karim Aga Khan, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Nizari branch of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and became the Begum Aga Khan. Prior to her marriage to Karim and her conversion to Islam, the couple jointly chose the Muslim name "Inaara" for the bride. The marriage took place at the Aga Khan's walled compound and chateau, Aiglemont, in Gouvieux, France, on May 30, 1998. She has a son, Aly Muhammad Aga Khan (born March 7, 2000).
However, a little over six years after the marriage, on October 8, 2004, Karim and Inaara stated they would seek a divorce. In September 2011, a divorce settlement was reached and Inaara was to receive a settlement amount of £50 million. However, the £50 million settlement was contested by Karim in France's highest court, shortly after being announced. As a result, divorce proceedings continued while Karim was said to remain legally married to his second wife. The divorce was finalized in March 2014 with the final financial settlement not revealed.
In April 2016, it was announced that part of Inaara's jewellery collection was to be auctioned by Christie's.