Reza Pahlavi

Extracted Attributes

• Title

  Crown Prince of Iran (1967-1979), Shah of Iran in exile (self-declared)

• Education

  Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Southern California (1985)

• Full Name

  Reza Pahlavi

• Citizenship

  Monaco

• Notable Work

  Winds of Change: The Future of Democracy in Iran (2002)

• Date of Birth

  1960-10-31

• Place of Birth

  Tehran, Iran

• Military Training

  United States Air Force Training Program, Reese Air Force Base

Timeline

• Born in Tehran, Iran, as the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. (Source: Wikidata)

  1960-10-31

• Officially named Crown Prince of Iran during his father's coronation. (Source: rezapahlavi.org)

  1967-10-26

• Left Iran to begin jet fighter training with the United States Air Force at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas. (Source: rezapahlavi.org)

  1978-01-01

• The Pahlavi family left Iran for exile following the escalation of the Islamic Revolution. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1979-01-16

• His father, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, died in exile in Cairo, Egypt. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1980-07-27

• On his 20th birthday, he declared himself the new Shah of Iran in exile. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1980-10-31

• Earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Southern California. (Source: Britannica)

  1985-01-01

• Married Yasmine Etemad-Amini. (Source: rezapahlavi.org)

  1986-06-12

• Published his book 'Winds of Change: The Future of Democracy in Iran'. (Source: rezapahlavi.org)

  2002-01-01

• Visited Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to align against the Iranian regime. (Source: Britannica)

  2023-04-01

• Actively promoted and supported anti-regime protests in Iran aimed at transitioning to a representative democracy. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01-01

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ( RAY-zə PAH-lə-VEE; Persian: محمدرضا پهلوی [mohæmˈmæd ɾeˈzɒː pʰæhlæˈviː]; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini, which abolished the Iranian monarchy to establish the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1967, he took the title Shahanshah (lit. 'King of Kings'), and held several others, including Aryamehr (lit. 'Light of the Aryans') and Bozorg Arteshtaran (lit. 'Grand Army Commander'). He was the second and last ruling monarch of the Pahlavi dynasty. During World War II, the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran forced the abdication of Reza Shah and succession of Mohammad Reza Shah. During his reign, the British-owned oil industry was nationalized by the prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who had support from Iran's national parliament to do so; however, Mosaddegh was overthrown in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, which was carried out by the Iranian military under the aegis of the United Kingdom and the United States. Subsequently, the Iranian government centralized power under the Shah and brought foreign oil companies back into the country's industry through the Consortium Agreement of 1954. In 1963, Mohammad Reza Shah introduced the White Revolution, a series of reforms aimed at transforming Iran into a global power and modernizing the nation by nationalizing key industries and redistributing land. The regime also implemented Iranian nationalist policies establishing numerous popular symbols of Iran relating to Cyrus the Great. The Shah initiated major investments in infrastructure, subsidies and land grants for peasant populations, profit sharing for industrial workers, construction of nuclear facilities, nationalization of Iran's natural resources, and literacy programs which were considered some of the most effective in the world. The Shah also instituted economic policy tariffs and preferential loans to Iranian businesses which sought to create an independent Iranian economy. Manufacturing of cars, appliances, and other goods in Iran increased substantially, creating a new industrialist class insulated from threats of foreign competition. By the 1970s, the Shah was seen as a master statesman and used his growing power to pass the 1973 Sale and Purchase Agreement. The reforms culminated in decades of sustained economic growth that would make Iran one of the fastest-growing economies among both the developed world and the developing world. During his 37-year-long rule, Iran spent billions of dollars' worth on industry, education, health, and military spending. Between 1950 and 1979, real GDP per capita nearly tripled from about $2700 to about $7700 (2011 international dollars). By 1977, the Shah's focus on defense spending to end foreign powers' intervention in the country had culminated in the Iranian military standing as the world's fifth-strongest armed force. As political unrest grew throughout Iran in the late 1970s, the Shah's position was made untenable by the Cinema Rex fire and the Jaleh Square massacre. The 1979 Guadeloupe Conference saw his Western allies state that there was no feasible way to save the Iranian monarchy from being overthrown. The Shah ultimately left Iran for exile in January 1979. Although he had told some Western contemporaries that he would rather leave the country than fire on his own people, estimates for the total number of deaths during the Islamic Revolution range from 540 to 2,000 (figures of independent studies) to 60,000 (figures of the Islamic government). After formally abolishing the Iranian monarchy, Shia Islamist cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini assumed leadership as the Supreme Leader of Iran. Mohammad Reza Shah died in exile in Egypt, where he had been granted political asylum by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, and his son Reza Pahlavi declared himself the new Shah of Iran in exile, later involving himself in the 2025-2026 Iranian protests promoting the change of the Islamic dictatorship in Iran to representative democracy.

Web Search Results

• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi - Wikipedia

  Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (/ˈpɑːləˌvi/ PAH-lə-VEE; Persian: محمدرضا پهلوی (/wiki/Help:IPA/Persian "Help:IPA/Persian"); 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the 1979 Islamic Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini, which abolished the Iranian monarchy to establish the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1967, he took the title Shahanshah (lit. 'King of Kings'), and also held several others, including Aryamehr (lit. 'Light of the Aryans') and Bozorg Arteshtaran (lit. 'Grand Army Commander'). He was the second and last ruling monarch of the Pahlavi dynasty. [...] Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960), heir to the now defunct Iranian throne. Reza Pahlavi is the founder and leader of National Council of Iran, a government in exile of Iran; Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 12 March 1963); Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi "Ali Reza Pahlavi (born 1966)") (28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011); Princess Leila Pahlavi (27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001). [...] Mohammad Reza's marriage to Fawzia produced one child, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi (born 27 October 1940). Their marriage was not a happy one, as the Crown Prince was openly unfaithful, often being seen driving around Tehran in one of his expensive cars with one of his girlfriends. Additionally, Mohammad Reza's dominating and possessive mother saw her daughter-in-law as a rival to her son's love, and took to humiliating Princess Fawzia, whose husband sided with his mother. A quiet, shy woman, Fawzia described her marriage as miserable, feeling very much unwanted and unloved by the Pahlavi family and longing to return to Egypt. In his 1961 book Mission for My Country, Mohammad Reza wrote that the "only happy light moment" of his entire marriage to Fawzia was the birth of his daughter.

• About | Reza Pahlavi

  Reza Pahlavi completed the United States Air Force Training Program. During his first exile years, he continued and completed his higher education with a degree in political science from the University of Southern California. As an accomplished jet fighter pilot, Reza Pahlavi volunteered to serve his country’s military as a fighter pilot during the Iran-Iraq War, but was declined by the clerical regime. [...] In addition to numerous articles published, Reza Pahlavi has written three books on the state of affairs in Iran: Gozashteh va Ayandeh (Kayhan Publishing, 2000); Winds of Change: The Future of Democracy in Iran (Regnery, 2002); and IRAN: L’Heure du Choix [IRAN: The Deciding Hour] (Denoël, 2009). Reza Pahlavi has lived in exile since 1979. He married Yasmine Etemad-Amini on June 12, 1986. They have three daughters: Noor Pahlavi (born April 3, 1992), Iman Pahlavi (born September 12, 1993), and Farah Pahlavi (born January 17, 2004). Reza Pahlavi strongly believes in the inherent equal rights between men and women; and, as such, has stated that his daughters Noor, Iman and Farah are, successively, his heirs. [...] Photo by Art Frame Production (AFP) # About Reza Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi was born in Tehran, Iran on October 31, 1960 as the heir to the late Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran and Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran. He was officially named Crown Prince in 1967 at the time of his father’s coronation. In 1978, at the age of 17, he left Iran for jet fighter training in the United States Air Force at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas. During this same period, the building unrest in Iran led to the royal family’s departure in January 1979. And, during the instability that followed, the Government of Iran was taken over by Islamists. The Islamists established a theocratic regime, preventing Reza Pahlavi’s return to his homeland.

• Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran - Wikipedia

  | Styles of Reza Pahlavi | | Reference style "Style (manner of address)") | His Imperial Highness | | Spoken style | Your Imperial Highness | Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian opposition political figure in exile, and a proponent of liberal democracy in Iran. A member of the Pahlavi dynasty, he is the eldest son of Farah Diba and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran. [...] Reza Pahlavi came to Cairo, Egypt, in March 1980 with his family. When his father Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was ill and in the last weeks of his life, media reported that some monarchist elements had advised the Shah to oust Reza in favor of his younger son Ali Reza "Ali Reza Pahlavi (born 1966)") (who was 13 at the time) and a regency council, suggesting that Reza's background, training and interest in public affairs were too limited to become his successor. The Shah was understood to have rejected the idea and abdicated himself in favor of one of his two sons. When the Shah died on 27 July 1980, Farah Pahlavi proclaimed herself as the regent, a title in pretense. On his 20th birthday on 31 October, Reza Pahlavi declared himself to be the new king of Iran, Reza Shah II, and the rightful [...] Afrikaans العربية Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه "رضا پهلوی (ایکینجی) – South Azerbaijani") Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español "Reza Pahlaví (II) – Spanish") Esperanto فارسی Français "Reza Pahlavi (1960) – French") 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano "Reza Pahlavi (principe 1960) – Italian") עברית Kapampangan ქართული کٲشُر "رضا پہلوی (شہزاد ایٖرانُک) – Kashmiri") مصرى مازِرونی "رضا پهلوی (شازده) – Mazanderani") Nederlands "Reza Pahlavi (1960) – Dutch") 日本語 Norsk bokmål Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча "Rizo Pahlaviy (shahzoda) – Uzbek") Polski Português Русский "Реза Пехлеви (шахзаде) – Russian") Shqip Simple English کوردی Suomi Svenska "Reza Pahlavi (född 1960) – Swedish") ไทย Тоҷикӣ Türkçe "Rıza Pehlevi (İran prensi) – Turkish") Українська اردو 粵語 中文 Edit links

• Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Iran's last shah, at centre of protest chants

  Skip to content Watch Live Watch Live # Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah at centre of protest chants BBC News Persian Many demonstrators in Iran have been calling for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah (king). Pahlavi himself has called for people to take to the streets. So who is the former crown prince and how much support does he have? Groomed from birth to inherit Iran's Peacock Throne, Reza Pahlavi was undergoing fighter pilot training in the United States when the 1979 revolution swept away his father's monarchy. He watched from afar as his father, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi - once backed by Western allies - struggled to find refuge in another country and ultimately died of cancer in Egypt. [...] Since then, Pahlavi has lived in the United States. He studied political science, married Yasmine - a lawyer and fellow Iranian-American - and raised three daughters: Noor, Iman and Farah. ## Divisive legacy In exile, Pahlavi has remained a potent symbol for monarchists. Many remember the Pahlavi era as one of rapid modernisation and closer ties to the West. Others recall a time marked by censorship and the fearsome Savak secret police, which was used to suppress dissent and was known for human rights abuses. Over the years, his popularity inside Iran has fluctuated. In 1980, he held a symbolic coronation ceremony in Cairo, declaring himself the shah. Although it had little practical impact, some opponents say it undermines his current message of democratic reform. [...] The sudden loss of power left the young crown prince and his family stateless, reliant on a dwindling circle of royalists and well-wishers in exile. In the decades that followed, tragedy struck the family more than once. His younger sister and brother both took their own lives, leaving him the symbolic head of a dynasty many thought was consigned to history. Now, at 65, Reza Pahlavi is once again seeking a role in shaping his country's future. From his home in a quiet suburb near Washington DC, supporters describe him as low-profile and approachable - a frequent visitor to local cafés, often accompanied by his wife, Yasmine, without visible security.

• Reza Pahlavi | Exiled Crown Prince, Life in the U.S., Ties to Iran ...

  Pahlavi was born in Tehran in October 1960. He was officially named the prince at his father’s coronation in 1967. He was raised largely by a French governess and protected by a military officer whom his father had appointed. He studied at a palace private school, where he was captain of the soccer team. He was isolated from the public; a childhood friend told People magazine about a time when Pahlavi sneaked out of his family’s summer home, without his bodyguards, so he could be with people in the bazaar, the hub of commercial and social activity in Iranian cities. ## Revolution and exile [...] ### What is Reza Pahlavi’s educational background? Reza Pahlavi completed U.S. Air Force training as a certified jet pilot and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern California in 1985. ### What has Reza Pahlavi advocated for regarding Iran? Reza Pahlavi has advocated for regime change and a more secular government for Iran. He has harshly criticized the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by Pres. Barack Obama. When Israel launched an attack on Iran in June 2025, Pahlavi released a video statement disparaging Iran’s leader, Ali Khamenei, assuring Iranians that if the Islamic Republic regime were to fall, the country would not lapse into chaos. ## News • [...] Pahlavi harshly criticized the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, and he has urged Pres. Donald Trump to exercise “maximum pressure” on the existing regime. In 2023 he visited Israel with his wife and aligned himself overtly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has pursued military action against the Iranian regime. Quick Facts Notable Family Members: : father Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi See all related content

• Award

  Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  The American University in Cairo

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  artist

• Citizenship

  Monaco

• Date Of Birth

  10/31/1960

• Notable Work

  Winds of Change: The Future of Democracy in Iran

• Place Of Birth

  Tehran