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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Born

in Tehran, Sublime State of Persia, Iran

October 26, 1919

Died

July 27, 1980

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محمدرضا پهلوی

(Former) Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia (Persian: محمدرضا شاه پهلوی ; [mohæmˈmæd reˈzɒː ˈʃɒːhe pæhlæˈviː]), ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979. He was the second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi of the Iranian monarchy. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi held several titles: His Imperial Majesty, Shahanshah (King of Kings, Emperor), Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans) and Bozorg Arteshtārān (Head of the Warriors, Persian: بزرگ ارتشتاران).

This young prince, who had received his primary education in the West and under the supervision of colonial governments, came to power in Iran during World War II after his father was ousted by the British and on British orders. During h محمدرضا پهلوی

(Former) Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia (Persian: محمدرضا شاه پهلوی ; [mohæmˈmæd reˈzɒː ˈʃɒːhe pæhlæˈviː]), ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979. He was the second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi of the Iranian monarchy. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi held several titles: His Imperial Majesty, Shahanshah (King of Kings, Emperor), Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans) and Bozorg Arteshtārān (Head of the Warriors, Persian: بزرگ ارتشتاران).

This young prince, who had received his primary education in the West and under the supervision of colonial governments, came to power in Iran during World War II after his father was ousted by the British and on British orders. During his reign, with the efforts of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, the Iranian oil industry was nationalized and removed from British control. That same year, the Shah staged a coup against Mossadegh with American support. Until the Mordad coup of 1953, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was in power with British support, but from then on he became dependent on the United States and the country and Iran's oil resources were completely under the control of the United States and Israel.

A secular Muslim himself, the Shah gradually lost support from the Shi'a clergy of Iran, particularly due to his strong policy of modernization, secularization, conflict with the traditional class of merchants known as bazaari, and recognition of Israel. Various additional controversial policies were enacted, including the banning of the communist Tudeh Party, and a general suppression of political dissent by Iran's intelligence agency, SAVAK. Amnesty International reported that in 1978 Iran had as many as 2,200 political prisoners.

Several other factors contributed to strong opposition to the Shah among certain groups within Iran, the most notable of which were the U.S. and U.K. backed coup d'état against Prime Minister Mosaddegh in 1953, clashes with Islamists, and increased communist activity. By 1979, political unrest had transformed into a revolution which, on 16 January, forced the Shah to leave Iran. Soon thereafter, the Iranian monarchy was formally abolished, and Iran was declared an Islamic republic.
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	Answer to History by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, محمدرضا پهلوی 3.91 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 1979 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ماموریت برای وطنم by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, محمدرضا پهلوی 4.25 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1961 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	بسوی تمدن بزرگ by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, محمدرضا پهلوی 4.19 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	انقلاب سفید by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, محمدرضا پهلوی 4.46 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مذاكرات شاه ایران محمد رضا پهلوی by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, محمدرضا پهلوی 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shah's story 4.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	چهره ی آریامهر by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, محمدرضا پهلوی 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le lion et le soleil it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	پاسخ به تاریخ 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Address ... at the Special Parade in Persepolis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“هـیـچ مـلـتـی نـمـی‌تـوانـد تـنـهـا بـه خـاطـر گـذشـتـه خـود زنـدگـی کـنـد و بـدون گـذشـتـه خـود نـیـز نـمـی‌تـوانـد پـایـدار بـمـانـد. مـلـتـی کـه بـه گـذشـتـه خـود وابـسـتـه و دلـبـسـتـه نـبـاشـد، الـزامـاً از صـحـنـه روزگـار نـاپـدیـد خـواهـد شـد.”
― Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Answer to History

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