Ashraf Pahlavi
Sign in to saveAlso known as Princess Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi, Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran
Iranian royal (1919–2016)
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
- Mother
- Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran
- Sibling
- Abdul Reza Pahlavi
- Occupation
- nurse
- Position held
- monarch
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Pahlavi dynasty
- Noble title
- princess
- Official website
- princessashrafpahlavi.org
- 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
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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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