Shah Mohammad Reza was born into scandal and uprising—and his life somehow only got more dramatic from there. Though he was ...

In 1924 a military commander named Reza Khan seized control of the country and deposed the Qajars. He became Reza Shah and adopted the family name Pahlavi. Reza Shah undertook a radical modernization ...

Prominent U.S.-based Iranian supporters of Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed shah, also used the X platform to post sharply critical views of Carter's legacy.

In that 1969 interview, the last Shah of Iran voiced his support for Bahrain's separation from Iran, despite his previous claims of sovereignty over the oil-rich archipelago. Mohammad Reza Shah's ...

“We are wearing hats with brims,” says Ramazani, “because Reza Shah wanted to westernize Iran. The brims prevented men from performing the prostrations required in Muslim prayer.” The Arab invasion, ...

Iranian Royal Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was born on 26th October, 1919 in Tehran, Iran and passed away on 27th Jul 1980 Cairo, Egypt aged 60. He is most remembered for Shah of Iran. His zodiac sign is ...

She was the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Farah Pahlavi – as such, she carried the title Imperial Highness Princess Leila Pahlavi. The Pahlavi ...

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Iranian Royal Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was born on 26th October, 1919 in Tehran, Iran and passed away on 27th Jul 1980 Cairo, Egypt aged 60. He is most remembered for Shah of Iran. His zodiac sign is ...