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Also known as Princess Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi, Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran

Iranian royal (1919–2016)

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Born
26 Octobe 1919
Died
7 Januar 2016
Works
7

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  • Chihrahhāyī dar yak āyinah
  • Taslīm nāpaẓīr
  • Jamais résignée
  • Man va barādaram
  • Man va barādarm

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Quotes

  • As I flew over the Shahyad monument, I saw that one corner was completely dark. A moment later I realized this black mass was a mass of Iranian women, women who had achieved one of the highest levels of emancipation in the Middle East. Here they were in the mournful black their grandmother had worn. My god, I thought, is this how it ends?
  • Persia’s backward conditions were relics of social traditions ... and the women for that matter weren’t ready to exchange the protection they had traditionally enjoyed for the unknowns of a new social status.
  • Carter didn't kill my brother with his own hand, but he overthrew him. If Nixon were President, my brother would still be on the throne.
  • I don't need to pray. I have God in myside.
  • I don't care when I die, when you die, you die. What I don't want is to die in my bed. To be killed in an accident or to be shot is my preferred way to die.

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Key facts

Born
Zahra Pahlavi , ( 1919-10-26 ) 26 October 1919, Tehran , Sublime State of Iran
Died
7 January 2016 (2016-01-07) (aged 96), Monte Carlo , Monaco
Burial
14 January 2016, Monaco Cemetery
Spouse
Ali Ghavam ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1942 ) ​ Ahmad Shafiq ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) ​ Mehdi Bushehri ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ) ​
Issue
Shahram Pahlavi-Nia Shahriar Shafiq Azadeh Shafiq

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ashraf
Gender
female
Citizenship
Iran
Place of birth
Tehran
Place of death
Monaco
Father
Reza Shah
Occupation
nurse
Position held
monarch
Languages spoken
Persian
Religion
Islam
Noble title
princess
Image
Young Ashraf Pahlavi.jpg
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Commons category
Ashraf Pahlavi
date of birth
1919-10-26
date of death
2016-01-07
name in native language
اشرف پهلوی
place of burial
Monaco
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

HousePahlavi FatherReza Shah MotherTadj ol-Molouk

Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi (Persian: اشرف‌الملوک پهلوی, Ašraf Pahlavi, 26 October 1919 – 7 January 2016) was the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran (Persia), and a member of the Pahlavi dynasty. She was considered the "power behind her brother" and was instrumental in the 1953 countercoup that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah. She served her brother as a palace adviser and was a strong advocate for women's rights. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she lived in exile in France, New York, Paris and Monte Carlo and remained outspoken against the Iranian Islamic Republic.

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