Shahnaz Pahlavi

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Shahnaz Pahlavi
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Born (1940-10-27) 27 October 1940 (age 78)
Tehran, Iran
Spouse Ardeshir Zahedi (1957–1964)
Khosrow Jahanbani (1971–2014)
IssueZahra Mahnaz Zahedi
Keykhosrow Jahanbani
Fawzia Jahanbani
Full name
Shahnaz Pahlavi
Persian: شهناز پهلوی‎
House Pahlavi
Father Mohammad Reza Shah
Mother Fawzia Fuad of Egypt

Shahnaz Pahlavi (Persian : شهناز پهلوی‎, born 27 October 1940) is the first child of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his first wife, Princess Fawzia of Egypt. [1]

Persian language Western Iranian language

Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi, is one of the Western Iranian languages within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and some other regions which historically were Persianate societies and considered part of Greater Iran. It is written right to left in the Persian alphabet, a modified variant of the Arabic script, which itself evolved from the Aramaic alphabet.

Pahlavi dynasty monarchy of Iran from 1925 until 1979

The Pahlavi dynasty was the last ruling house of the Imperial State of Iran from 1925 until 1979, when the 2,500 years of continuous Persian monarchy was overthrown and abolished as a result of the Iranian Revolution. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925, a former brigadier-general of the Persian Cossack Brigade, whose reign lasted until 1941 when he was forced to abdicate by the Allies after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. He was succeeded by his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah of Iran

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, also known as Mohammad Reza Shah, was the last Shah of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Islamic Revolution on 11 February 1979. Mohammad Reza Shah took the title Shahanshah on 26 October 1967. He was the second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi held several other titles, including that of Aryamehr and Bozorg Arteshtaran ("Commander-in-Chief"). His dream of what he referred to as a "Great Civilisation" in Iran led to a rapid industrial and military modernisation, as well as economic and social reforms.

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Early life and education

Shahnaz Pahlavi was born in Tehran on 27 October 1940. She is the only child of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his first wife Princess Fawzia Fuad. [2] [3] Shahnaz is the half-sister of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi, Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi II and Princess Leila Pahlavi – the four children of the Shah by his third wife, Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi. [4] Her maternal grandparents were King Fuad I and Queen Nazli of Egypt; and her paternal grandparents were Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Queen Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran. She is also the niece of King Farouk I of Egypt and thus a cousin of the last Egyptian King, Fuad II. [5]

Tehran City in Iran

Tehran is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 8.4 million in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran Last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran

Reza Pahlavi is the last heir apparent to the throne of the Imperial State of Iran and is the current head of the exiled House of Pahlavi. He is the older son of the late Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his third wife Farah Diba.

Farahnaz Pahlavi Iranian royal

Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi is the eldest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi by his third wife, Farah Diba.

Shahnaz Pahlavi was educated in Switzerland. [6]

Personal life

Her first marriage, at age sixteen, was to Ardeshir Zahedi on 11 October 1957, at Golestan Palace in Tehran. [1] [6] He was one-time Iranian foreign minister and twice Iranian ambassador to the United States (1957–64 and 1972–79). [6] [7] Zahedi and she first met in Germany in 1955. [6] The couple have one daughter, Princess (styled "Vala Gohari") Zahra Mahnaz Zahedi (born 2 December 1958 in Tehran). [8] They divorced in 1964.

Ardeshir Zahedi Iranian diplomat

Ardeshir Zahedi, GCVO (Persian: اردشیر زاهدی‎; born 16 October 1928 - was a former Iranian diplomat who served as the country's foreign minister and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s.

Golestan Palace palace

The Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city, Tehran.

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Shahnaz later married Khosrow Jahanbani in February 1971 at the Iranian Embassy, Paris. [9] Their marriage lasted until Jahanbani's death in April 2014. They have one son, Keykhosrow (born 20 November 1971), and one daughter, Fawzia (born 1973).

Khosrow Jahanbani Iranian royal

Khosrow Jahanbani was the son of Iranian general Amanullah Jahanbani and second husband of Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi.

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During her father's reign, Shahnaz had investments in agricultural enterprises and assembly plants of Honda bicycles and motorcycles. [10]

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After the 1979 Revolution

Since the Iranian Revolution Shahnaz Pahlavi has lived in Switzerland. [4]

Iranian Revolution Revolution in Iran to overthrow the Shah and replace him with Ayatollah Khomeini.

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  4. 1 2 "Shah's daughter 'could not stand' exile". BBC. 12 June 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 "Only child of Shah of Iran will marry in simple rites". Ocala Star Banner. Tehran. AP. 10 October 1957. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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