Prince Aly Khan est né le 13 juin 1911 en Italie. Il était marié à Rita Hayworth et Joan Yarde-Buller. Il est mort le 12 mai 1960 à Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Children by Joan Yarde-Buller: Karim Al-Husayni (b. 13 December 1936),
Amyn Muhammad (b. 12 September 1937). Because of his antics, including
his very public affair with Gene Tierney, his father nominated Karim to
succeed him. On 11 July 1957, Karim became Aga Khan IV, the 49th
hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.