Gholamreza Pahlavi

Persian royal

Gholamreza Pahlavi (15 May 1923 – 7 May 2017) was a Persian prince and a member of the Pahlavi dynasty, as the son of Reza Shah and half-brother of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Gholamreza Pahlavi
Prince Gholam Reza Pahlavi in exile
Born(1923-05-15)15 May 1923
Tehran, Persia
Died7 May 2017(2017-05-07) (aged 93)
Paris, France
SpouseHoma Aalam (m. 1947–d. 1956)
Manijeh Jahanbani (m. 1962–2017, his death)
IssuePrincess Mehrnaz
Prince Bahman
Princess Azardokht
Princess Maryam
Prince Bahram
HousePahlavi dynasty
FatherReza Shah
MotherTuran Amir Soleimani

Following the death of his half-sister Ashraf Pahlavi on 7 January 2016,[1] Gholamreza became the only living child of Reza Pahlavi. He resided in Paris with his family.

In 2005, he published a book titled Mon père, mon frère, les Shahs d'Iran ("My father, my brother, the Shahs of Iran"), in 2005, dealing with both his experience and thoughts about the future of Iran.[2]

Prince Gholam Reza died at the age of 93 from pneumonia-related complications at the American Hospital of Paris on May 7, 2017.[3]

References change

  1. Liam Stack (8 January 2016). "Ashraf Pahlavi, Sister of Iran's Last Shah, Defender and Diplomat, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. "Gholam Reza Pahlavi's book". Amazon. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. "Gholam Reza Pahlavi Passes Away". BBC Persian Service. 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.