HH Princess Zahra Aga Khan (born September 18, 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland) is the eldest child of the Aga Khan. She attended Institut Le Rosey and Harvard University, from where she graduated in 1994 with a degree in Third World Development Studies. She married Mark Boyden, an Anglican, in a civil ceremony on June 21, 1997. The couple has a daughter Sarah and a son Ilyan. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... The Aga Khan receives the Order of Canada from Governor General Adrienne Clarkson in a ceremony performed at Rideau Hall in 2005. ... Institut Le Rosey, established in 1880, is the oldest private boarding school in Switzerland and one of the most exclusive private education institutions in the world. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After her graduation, from Harvard University with a BA (Honours) in 1994, Princess Zahra joined the Secretariat of His Highness the Aga Khan at Aiglemont in France. Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ...

She is Director of the Social Welfare Department at the Secretariat, and is also responsible for specific social development institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). These include Aga Khan Education Services, Aga Khan Health Services and Aga Khan Planning and Building Services. Princess Zahra also works with institutions supported by the Ismaili community in the areas of social welfare, women's activities and youth programmes. Founded and guided by Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development. ... The Ismāʿīlī (Urdu: اسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-Ismāʿīliyyūn; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the Shīa community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ...

She chairs the International Social Development and Sports Foundation (ISDSF) which seeks to act as a catalyst for replicable, short-term programmes addressing issues facing youth, women and the elderly in developed and developing countries alike. Princess Zahra is also a member of the Aga Khan Development Network Committee.

Liker her father, Princess Zahra is a fan of Thoroughbred horse racing and has begun racing horses in her own name. Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ...