Yasmin Aga Khan is a princess recognized for raising awareness about degenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer's; his project consists of exposing how brain cell connections collapse and succumb, causing memory loss and the wear and tear of mental functions.
Despite having studied art, Yasmin's main work is to give lectures and be a representative of non-governmental health foundations, with the purpose of developing public knowledge about neuro-cerebral conditions that not only affect the affected people, but also all those around them.
In her philanthropic role, the artist aims to show the first symptoms shown by individuals suffering from these alterations, as well as the care they need. Its focus is early prevention.
Yasmin's vocation arose through the experience she had with her mother, the famous film actress Margarita Cansino (better known as Rita Hayworth), who died at the age of 68 without having a specific diagnosis. However, his life is not only focused on altruistic activities, since he also participated in the field of film and television.
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Yasmin Aga Khan was born on December 28, 1949 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She was the second daughter of the American actress and dancer Margarita Cansino (Rita Hayworth), and the only female heir to Prince Ali Khan, Pakistan's spokesperson at the United Nations..
During his early years he lived with his mother Margarita and sister, Rebecca Welles Manning (1944-2004). In 1951 her parents became estranged, after Margarita declared that Ali was betraying her. This separation continues to occupy one of the first places among the most expensive in history, since at the beginning $ 48,000 was agreed for the maintenance of Yasmin.
The divorce was formalized in September 1953 under two conditions: one was the creation of an annual fund of 1,000,000 dollars, which should ensure the well-being of both the princess and her mother..
The second condition consisted in that from the age of 7 Yasmin had to know the teachings of the Ismaili current, a cult professed by the paternal family. Yasmin grew up following the Christian religion and also what is exposed by Ismailism.
In his childhood he attended Buxton boarding school in Williamstown, located in Massachusetts. Some time later she was transferred to the international school in Geneva. Finally, in 1973 she graduated with a degree in Art from Bennington College in the United States; Yasmin's dream was to be an opera singer.
In 1985, when Yasmin was 36 years old, she married the economist Basil Embiricos, with whom in 1986 she had her first and only child, Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos.
The marriage did not last more than two years, because in 1987 the couple divorced. This separation became final in 2011, when Andrew passed away for unknown reasons..
The firstborn was 25 years old when his body was found in his apartment in New York City. The cause of his death is usually attributed to the toxins that contaminated his blood system, although this is only a hypothesis, because his relatives did not come out publicly to explain the real reason.
After her first marital breakup, Yasmin had a second wedding again in 1989, but this time with attorney Christopher Michael Jeffries. After four years of marriage, Jeffries filed for divorce, exposing apathy and indisposition on the part of his wife as the cause..
Due to her diverse ancestry (Hindu, Spanish and Irish), Yasmin Aga Khan expressed that as a child she felt immense pleasure in helping and guiding others. The catalyst for her philanthropy was the illness her mother began to develop in the mid-1960s..
In the documentary titled I remember better when I paint (2009), Khan expressed the helplessness and pain he felt when seeing his mother, one of the most recognized dancers and actresses in the world, in such a vulnerable state.
When Yasmin was 11 years old, she experienced an episode in which Margarita did not recognize her. From that moment on, the diagnostic tests began, which ended in May 1987..
Margarita's disease did not have a precise diagnosis. Many doctors said that her memory loss was the result of the trauma she had experienced in her childhood when her father tried to abuse her. It is important to clarify that in the 70s Alzheimer's was still an unexplored condition.
From there Yasmin's scientific interest emerged: knowing and informing as much as possible about this disease. For this reason, after his mother passed away, he joined various citizen protection organizations.
Affected by her mother's condition, Yasmin joined the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Association, where she is currently vice president. He also serves as the president of the International Alzheimer's Foundation and is a member of the National Council of the Salk Institute..
In addition, he assumed the role of speaker of the Boston University School of Medicine Visitor Board and serves on the board of the Aga Khan Foundation.
Yasmin's goal in joining each organization is that people do not experience the despair and misinformation that her mother, sister, and herself found themselves in for 37 years.
Although she did not focus on artistic life, Yasmin played some film roles. He did not get to perform a leading role, but he managed to fulfill his dream of acting and singing. The six films in which he participated will be mentioned below:
- The merry thieves (1961).
- Sanam teri kasam (1982).
- Grahasthi (1984).
- Diljalaa (1987).
- Hatya (1888).
- Do Not Enter (2005).
His most relevant film was Sanam teri kasam, since he shared scenes with his mother. That film had a symbolic representation because it was one of the last leading roles Rita had before her brain cells failed..
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