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Shahnaz Pahlavi
Princess of Iran
Shams Pahlavi
elder sister of the last Shah of Iran (1917-1996)
Maryam Khatoon Molkara
Iranian Trans Rights Activist
Esmat Dowlatshahi
Iranian royal and one of the wives of Reza Shah
Fatemeh Pahlavi
Iranian princess
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh is the widow of Ali Khamenei, the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in 2026.
Ladan and Laleh Bijani
conjoined twins
Mahlaqa Mallah
Iranian environmentalist (1917–2021)
Talat Basari
Iranian-American poet and writer
Turan Amirsoleimani
Iranian noble
Hayedeh Safiyari
Iranian film editor
Hamdamsaltaneh Pahlavi
first child and daughter of Reza Shah
Badri Khamenei
sister of Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei
Hāshimīyah al-Tujjar
Women in the Iran–Iraq War
Fakhr-ol-Dowleh
Princess Ashraf al-Muluk (; 1883–December 1955), titled Fakhr-ol-Dowleh (فخرالدوله) , was one of the most prominent and influential Mozaffar ad-Din Shah of the Qajar dynasty. Known for her strong and resolute character, she was willing and able to confront even Reza Shah to defend her patrimony and rights. The daughter of Mozaffar al-Din Shah and Sarvar al-Saltaneh, she was also the sister of Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma, a cousin of Mohammad Mosaddegh, and the mother of Ali Amini. Beyond her royal lineage, she played a crucial role as an intermediary between Reza Shah Pahlavi and the Qaja
Effat Tejaratchi
first Iranian female aviator
Shahrzad
Iranian poet, actor, writer and film director (1950-2025)
Fateme Asadi
Iranian woman killed for political reasons (1960–1984)
Shireen Hunter
Iranian political scientist