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A Photographic Glimpse Into The Life Of The Shah
« on: November 19, 2019, 03:12:27 am »
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A Photographic Glimpse Into The Life Of The Shah
October 26, the 4th of Aban on the Iranian calendar, marks Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's birthday. He would have been 99 on the date this year. His self-declared mission for his country was to usher it to a "great civilization."
Radio Farda

October 26, the 4th of Aban on the Iranian calendar, marks Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's birthday. He would have been 99 on the date this year. His self-declared mission for his country was to usher it to a "great civilization."

Life And Legacy


Like his father, Reza Shah, he did his best to modernize an ancient country that was the cradle of civilization. A country that introduced human rights to the community of nations. During the past forty years, after his dream for the great civilization was disrupted by a revolution that halted the country's progress and isolated it in the international community, the new regime did everything to tarnish his image, to undermine his achievements and to magnify his mistakes. Yet, many Iranians in and out of the country still remember him, four decades after his death in exile, as an educated patriot who loved his nation.

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Reigned From 1941-1979



Representing Iran

The Shah, center, poses with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, after their arrival at Buckingham Palace, London, May 5, 1959. The Shah is paying a three-day state visit to Britain.

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President Jimmy Carter, the Shah of Iran, Empress Farah and Mrs. Roslynn Carter on the balcony at the White House in Washington on Nov. 15, 1977. (AP Photo)

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