DUSHANBE, May 28, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- Prince Hussain Aga Khan, second son of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Isamili Muslims, will pay a visit to Tajikistan from June 2 to June 5, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

Prince Hussain, 37, attended Deerfield Academy and subsequently Williams College (USA), from which he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.  Since then, Prince Hussain has been based in France and working with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.  Following completion of a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) where his main area of study was Economic and Political Development wit a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa, Prince Hussain assumed additional responsibility at the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) for conceptualization of programs on environmental issues.