Mohammad Reza Pahlavi married Farah Diba, the only child of Sohrab Diba, Captain in the Imperial Iranian Army and his wife, the former Farideh Ghotbi. The Royal Wedding took place in Tehran in 1959, and Queen Farah was crowned Shahbanou, or Empress, The title of Shahbanou was devised especially for Farah Pahlavi at the Coronation of 1967.
A month later on November 21, 1959, the royal engagement was announced with a wedding date set for the 21st of December. Farah moved into private quarters within the palace complex as preparations for the wedding took place. For the first time she realized how busy her future husband was as a head of State, and how precious and limited were the private moments he could take. It was also a time for Farah to get to know the rest of the royal family. She found her ability to bring harmony and balance in all situations very helpful not only with her in-laws, but in her future official role.
After the wedding ceremony, the royal couple spent their honeymoon at Ramsar, a small town near Caspian Sea. For such a private and intimate holiday, the royal couple preferred no place else than their beloved country. It did not take very long after her fairytale wedding for the new queen to get bored. She wanted to get to work and do something more meaningful and enduring than just attending official receptions and overseeing the royal household. But her eagerness to use her status to help her husband’s endeavors in building a better future for Iran came to a temporary halt as Queen Farah discovered she was pregnant just two months after their marriage. On October 31, 1960, the Shah, who had waited a long time for an heir, told his beaming wife at her bedside that she had given birth to a son, Reza. The royal couple went on to have three more children: Farahnaz (March 12, 1963), Shahpur Ali-Reza (April 28-1966 to January 4, 2011) and Leila (March 27, 1970 to June 10, 2001).
After the wedding ceremony, the royal couple spent their honeymoon at Ramsar, a small town near Caspian Sea. For such a private and intimate holiday, the royal couple preferred no place else than their beloved country. It did not take very long after her fairytale wedding for the new queen to get bored. She wanted to get to work and do something more meaningful and enduring than just attending official receptions and overseeing the royal household. But her eagerness to use her status to help her husband’s endeavors in building a better future for Iran came to a temporary halt as Queen Farah discovered she was pregnant just two months after their marriage. On October 31, 1960, the Shah, who had waited a long time for an heir, told his beaming wife at her bedside that she had given birth to a son, Reza. The royal couple went on to have three more children: Farahnaz (March 12, 1963), Shahpur Ali-Reza (April 28-1966 to January 4, 2011) and Leila (March 27, 1970 to June 10, 2001).
prince and princess:
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H.I.H. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was born in Tehran, Iran on October 31, 1960 to the late Shah of Iran and Empress Farah Pahlavi. As Crown Prince of Iran and the oldest of four siblings, he left Iran at the age of 17 for air force training, during which time the establishment of the clerical regime in Iran prevented his return to his homeland. Despite being forced to live in exile, Reza Pahlavi’s commitment and patriotic duty to Iran endures.
After leaving Iran, Reza Pahlavi completed his higher education with a degree in political science from the University of Southern California. An accomplished fighter pilot, Reza Pahlavi completed the United States Air Force Training Program at the Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas. During the Iran-Iraq War, Reza Pahlavi volunteered to serve his country’s military as a fighter pilot, but was declined by the clerical regime.
For over thirty years, Reza Pahlavi has been a leader and advocate of the principles of freedom, democracy and human rights for his countrymen. He maintains constant contact with his compatriots both inside and outside the country. Pahlavi travels the world meeting with heads of state, legislators, policy-makers, interest groups and student groups speaking about the plight of Iranians under the Islamic regime in Iran. He consistently speaks out against the widespread abuse and oppression of the Iranian people and calls for the establishment of a secular democracy in Iran. Since the fraudulent elections of 2009, Pahlavi's singular message of solidarity and unity for a secular and democratic Iran has taken on a new air of urgency.
In addition to numerous articles, 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 1978. 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).
Yasmine is a graduate of The George Washington University School of Law with a Doctorate in Juries Prudence. She was admitted to the Bar and practiced for ten years as a lawyer, for the Children’s Law Center, as a legal advocate for at-risk youth. Yasmine also founded the Foundation for the Children of Iran (FCI) in 1991. FCI, a non-profit foundation, provides complex, life saving, free health care services to indigent Iranian children.
After leaving Iran, Reza Pahlavi completed his higher education with a degree in political science from the University of Southern California. An accomplished fighter pilot, Reza Pahlavi completed the United States Air Force Training Program at the Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas. During the Iran-Iraq War, Reza Pahlavi volunteered to serve his country’s military as a fighter pilot, but was declined by the clerical regime.
For over thirty years, Reza Pahlavi has been a leader and advocate of the principles of freedom, democracy and human rights for his countrymen. He maintains constant contact with his compatriots both inside and outside the country. Pahlavi travels the world meeting with heads of state, legislators, policy-makers, interest groups and student groups speaking about the plight of Iranians under the Islamic regime in Iran. He consistently speaks out against the widespread abuse and oppression of the Iranian people and calls for the establishment of a secular democracy in Iran. Since the fraudulent elections of 2009, Pahlavi's singular message of solidarity and unity for a secular and democratic Iran has taken on a new air of urgency.
In addition to numerous articles, 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 1978. 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).
Yasmine is a graduate of The George Washington University School of Law with a Doctorate in Juries Prudence. She was admitted to the Bar and practiced for ten years as a lawyer, for the Children’s Law Center, as a legal advocate for at-risk youth. Yasmine also founded the Foundation for the Children of Iran (FCI) in 1991. FCI, a non-profit foundation, provides complex, life saving, free health care services to indigent Iranian children.
Siblings
Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi half-sister, (born October 27, 1940)
Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 12 March 1963)
Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011)
Princess Leila Pahlavi (27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001)
Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 12 March 1963)
Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011)
Princess Leila Pahlavi (27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001)
Spouse
Yasmine Etemad-Amini (Born July 26, 1968)
Issue
Princess Noor Pahlavi (born April 3, 1992)
Princess Iman Pahlavi (born September 12, 1993)
Princess Farah Pahlavi (born January 17, 2004)
Father, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mother, Farah Diba
Born October 31, 1960
Iran, (Persia) Tehran
Yasmine Etemad-Amini (Born July 26, 1968)
Issue
Princess Noor Pahlavi (born April 3, 1992)
Princess Iman Pahlavi (born September 12, 1993)
Princess Farah Pahlavi (born January 17, 2004)
Father, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mother, Farah Diba
Born October 31, 1960
Iran, (Persia) Tehran
Her Imperial Highness Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi was born in Tehran on March 12, 1963.
The Princess’s primary school education was at the Niavaran Special School (1970-78). She attended high school at the Esther Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut (1979-80) followed by Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt (1980-81). She pursued her undergraduate studies at Bennington College, Vermont (BA in Social Studies), and completed graduate school in 1990 at the School of Social Work (Child Psychology).
Today, Princess Farahnaz is very close to her mother, Empress Farah Pahlavi, and her brother Reza Shah II, and takes a keen interest in events back in Iran. As shown by her scholarly pursuits, the Princess is a compassionate woman and takes a close interest in social issues in society and especially those affecting the disadvantaged.
The Princess’s primary school education was at the Niavaran Special School (1970-78). She attended high school at the Esther Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut (1979-80) followed by Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt (1980-81). She pursued her undergraduate studies at Bennington College, Vermont (BA in Social Studies), and completed graduate school in 1990 at the School of Social Work (Child Psychology).
Today, Princess Farahnaz is very close to her mother, Empress Farah Pahlavi, and her brother Reza Shah II, and takes a keen interest in events back in Iran. As shown by her scholarly pursuits, the Princess is a compassionate woman and takes a close interest in social issues in society and especially those affecting the disadvantaged.
Siblings
Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi half-sister, (October 27, 1940)
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960)
Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011)
Princess Leila Pahlavi (27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001)
Father, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mother, Farah Diba
Born 12 March 1963
Iran, (Persia) Tehran
Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi half-sister, (October 27, 1940)
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960)
Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011)
Princess Leila Pahlavi (27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001)
Father, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mother, Farah Diba
Born 12 March 1963
Iran, (Persia) Tehran
His Imperial Highness Prince Alireza Pahlavi, third child of Their Imperial Majesties Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and Empress Farah Pahlavi, was born in Tehran on April 28 1966. In his lifetime he was a much-loved son and loyal friend renowned for his sense of humour. Intelligent and curious in his intellectual pursuits, Prince Alireza was passionate about all aspects of Iranian culture and an enthusiastic and accomplished athlete who enjoyed skydiving, scuba diving and flying.
Prince Alireza attended primary school at the Lycée Razi and Niavaran Palace School. Following the Pahlavi family’s departure from Iran in January 1979, Prince Alireza attended secondary school at St. David’s School in New York City followed by high school at the American College Cairo, Egypt. He returned to the United States in 1981 to complete his high school education at Mt. Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Prince Alireza graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. (Music/Ethnomusicology) and completed his M.A. (Ancient Iranian Studies) from Columbia University in New York. At the time of his death on January 4, 2011 he was near completion on a doctorate at Harvard University (Ancient Iranian Studies/ Philology). He shares a daughter, Iryana, with his companion Ms. Raha Didevar.
To learn more about Prince Alireza’s life and the foundation that bears his name please visit this site: alirezapahlavifoundation.org
Prince Alireza graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. (Music/Ethnomusicology) and completed his M.A. (Ancient Iranian Studies) from Columbia University in New York. At the time of his death on January 4, 2011 he was near completion on a doctorate at Harvard University (Ancient Iranian Studies/ Philology). He shares a daughter, Iryana, with his companion Ms. Raha Didevar.
To learn more about Prince Alireza’s life and the foundation that bears his name please visit this site: alirezapahlavifoundation.org
SiblingsPrincess Shahnaz Pahlavi half-sister, (born October 27, 1940)
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960)
Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 12 March 1963)
Prince Leila Pahlavi (27 March 1970 - 10 June 2001)
Father Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mother Farah Diba
Born 28 April 1966 - Died, January 4, 2011 (aged 45) Boston, Massachusetts
Iran, (Persia) Tehran
Suggested Links
The Foundation for the Establishment of Prince Alireza Pahlavi Fellowship in Ancient Iranian Studies
In Remembrance by Professor Ehsan Yarshater
One cannot erase the memory of Prince Alireza Pahlavi from one’s mind even if one tried. I knew him when he was a lively, well-dressed, and socially active young man who had registered at Columbia University and was a student in the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures.
Academically, he was interested particularly in two fields: the history of pre-Islamic Iran and the culture and languages of Iran prior to Islam. For the latter, he took courses with Professor James Russell, an expert in Middle Iranian and Armenian literature, now the Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard. He later pursued this field at Harvard, which was better equipped to give instruction on these subjects. For Persian history, he took a course that I was giving. He showed a healthy and lively curiosity in historical problems.
It is a great pity that an untimely passing cut his plans short. It is hard to believe that such an excellent and most promising young man is no longer with us. His indelible memory and that of his joie de vivre haunts me and keeps posing unanswerable questions about the enigma of fate.
It is most appropriate and a cause for great appreciation by all the lovers of Iran and its culture that Her Imperial Majesty Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi has founded a Fellowship in Ancient Iranian Studies in the name of Prince Alireza Pahlavi at Harvard University.
The significance of her Majesty’s act becomes clearer when we remember how important it is to fortify the foundations of Iranian Studies. Iran has had a long and rich history and has contributed remarkably to the progress of world culture. It was Iran that founded the first empire in the world with a humane policy bringing many countries and many races under one rule. Its poetry is among the best in the world, its art has no rival in the entire Middle East, and its cultural influence in neighboring countries, particularly in the Subcontinent and Anatolia, has been profound. All these and more need to be made known and written about. Any step taken to promote the knowledge of Iranian history and culture is a service to the promotion of humanities. The establishment of a Fellowship in Prince Alireza Pahlavi’s memory helps to advance the study of ancient Iran.
Professor Ehsan Yarshater,
Columbia University
Columbia University
This poem was written for Prince Alireza by his friend
Mehrnaz Ghaffari commemorating his unbearable loss.
Mehrnaz Ghaffari commemorating his unbearable loss.
Banished Children of Iran
Prince and Brother, Beloved Son and Friend
With you we mourn the loss
of a childhood incomplete,
Of our once proud Nation whose fall we
witnessed in the shadow of the night
Of a beloved homeland seized and denied us
I speak of the banished children of Iran.
With you we mourn innocence lost,
A time when the air we breathed was sweet and full of promise
Like the limitless horizon of our Caspian Sea,
That magical place where our childhood laughter
will ring out loud for eternity
We mourn with you silently that Paradise Lost
May you return to that place on your mystical journey Your Highness!
And through your sacrificial journey fulfill in us all
that burning and undying longing for Home.
With you we mourn the loss
of a childhood incomplete,
Of our once proud Nation whose fall we
witnessed in the shadow of the night
Of a beloved homeland seized and denied us
I speak of the banished children of Iran.
With you we mourn innocence lost,
A time when the air we breathed was sweet and full of promise
Like the limitless horizon of our Caspian Sea,
That magical place where our childhood laughter
will ring out loud for eternity
We mourn with you silently that Paradise Lost
May you return to that place on your mystical journey Your Highness!
And through your sacrificial journey fulfill in us all
that burning and undying longing for Home.
M.Ghaffari – Jan 7th 2011
Her Imperial Highness Princess Leila Pahlavi was born in Tehran on March 27, 1970. Vivacious and outgoing, Princess Leila was close to her family, a popular figure with her friends, and pursued interests in art and Iranian history and contemporary events.
Princess Leila attended primary school at Niavaran Special School (1974-78) and at Marymount School in New York City (1979-80). Middle school was at the Cairo American College in Cairo, Egypt, and later at Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Princess Leila completed her high school education at Rye Country Day School Rye, New York (1983-87), and attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, as an undergraduate (1988-90).
Princess Leila passed away in London on June 10, 2001.
A very special thanks to Mylene Farmer for dedicating this song in the memory of Our Beloved "Leila".
Princess Leila attended primary school at Niavaran Special School (1974-78) and at Marymount School in New York City (1979-80). Middle school was at the Cairo American College in Cairo, Egypt, and later at Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Princess Leila completed her high school education at Rye Country Day School Rye, New York (1983-87), and attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, as an undergraduate (1988-90).
Princess Leila passed away in London on June 10, 2001.
A very special thanks to Mylene Farmer for dedicating this song in the memory of Our Beloved "Leila".
For Leila
In the garden
by the roses,
is written
“Please don’t pick up the flowers”
But …
The wind doesn’t know how to read
In an email by Iranian compatriot HFB
Siblings
Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi half-sister, (October 27, 1940)
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960)
Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 12 March 1963)
Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (born 28 April 1966 – died 4 January 2011)
Father Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mother Farah Diba
Born 27 March 1970 in Iran, (Persia) Tehran - passed away in London, England on June 10, 2001 (aged 31).
Laid to rest at the Passy cemetery (Cimetiere de Passy) in Paris France.
Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi half-sister, (October 27, 1940)
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960)
Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 12 March 1963)
Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi (born 28 April 1966 – died 4 January 2011)
Father Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mother Farah Diba
Born 27 March 1970 in Iran, (Persia) Tehran - passed away in London, England on June 10, 2001 (aged 31).
Laid to rest at the Passy cemetery (Cimetiere de Passy) in Paris France.
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