Aly Khan’s longest flirtation was with death. His father, the late Aga Khan, spiritual leader of 20 million Moslems of the Ismaili sect, forced him to give up two hazardous pastimes ...

It's hard to imagine the mind-blowing power that Prince Aly was born into in 1911. His father, the Aga Khan III, was the spiritual leader to millions of people—no biggie at all, right?

According to “Who’s Who in France,” he was born on Dec. 13, 1936, in Creux-de-Genthod, near Geneva, Switzerland, the son of Joan Yarde-Buller and Aly Khan. The extent of the Aga Khan’s ...