Background
Mohammed, Reza Shah Pahlevi was born on October 26, 1919 in Tehran, Iran. Son of Riza Shah Pahlevi and Tajomolouk Pahlevi.
Mohammed, Reza Shah Pahlevi was born on October 26, 1919 in Tehran, Iran. Son of Riza Shah Pahlevi and Tajomolouk Pahlevi.
Student, Tehran and Switzerland. Data Control Language (honorary), University Michigan, 1949. Doctor of Laws, Harvard University, 1968.
Succeeded to throne following father's abdication, 1941. Abdicated, 1979.
Married Princess Fawzia of Egypt, 1939 (dissolved 1948). 1 child, Shahnaz; married soraya eshandiari, 1951 (divorced). Married Farah Diba, December 21, 1959.
Children: Reza Cyrus Ali, Ali Reza, Maasoumeh Farahnaz, Layla.