Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan

Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan
Aga Khan in 1930
BornYvonne Blanche Labrousse
(1906-02-15)15 February 1906
Sète, France
Died1 July 2000(2000-07-01) (aged 94)
Le Cannet, France
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1944; died 1957)
FatherAdrien Labrousse
MotherMarie Brouet
OccupationMiss France 1930

Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan (born Yvonne Blanche Labrousse; 15 February 1906 – 1 July 2000) was the fourth and last wife of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III. The couple had married for thirteen months after the Aga Khan III and his third wife were divorced by mutual consent.[1] The Begum was well known for her generosity towards and compassion for the impoverished and the elderly.[2]

Her Egypt-based Om Habibeh Foundation worked towards the alleviation of poverty and the improvement of quality of life in the area surrounding Aswan, Egypt, and in Le Cannet she established a retirement home. She was particularly interested in women's issues and, an accomplished artist and sculptor, she was also interested in the arts including classical music, ballet, and the opera. The Begum died at the age of 94 in Le Cannet and was buried in the mausoleum of her husband at Aswan.

  1. ^ Aga Khan III, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah (1954). The Memoirs of the Aga Khan: World Enough and Time. London: Cassel & Company. p. 274.
  2. ^ Aga Khan's 'Red Rose' Buried. BBC News. 4 July 2000.