Farah Pahlavi

Empress Farah of Iran during the visit of U.S. president Richard Nixon to Iran on May 30, 1972.

Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran (née Farah Diba, Persian: فرح دیبا Faraḥ Dība, born October 14, 1938) is the widow and third wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (the late Shah of Iran) and the only Shahbanu (Empress) of modern Iran. Farah Diba Taken with permission from her official website. ... Farah Diba Taken with permission from her official website. ... Farah Pahlavi, empress of Iran. ... Farah Pahlavi, empress of Iran. ... Nixon redirects here. ... Look up Persian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (Persian: ‎ Moḥammad Rez̤ā PahlavÄ«) (October 26, 1919, Tehran – July 27, 1980, Cairo), styled His Imperial Majesty, and holding the imperial titles of Shāhanshāh (King of Kings), and Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans), was the monarchial ruler of Iran from September 16... Shahbanu (in Persian: شهبانو) means Empress in Persian. ...

Though the titles and distinctions of the Iranian imperial family were legally abolished by the new regime, she often is styled Empress or Shahbanou, out of courtesy, by foreign media as well as by supporters of the former monarchy. She does use the title Empress Farah Pahlavi, a combination of title and surname that has no dynastic precedent, though her children do not use their former titles in any official manner.^[1]

Birth

She was born in Tehran as Farah Diba, the only child of Sohrab Diba and his wife, Farideh Ghotbi. Her father, who died when she was a child, was an officer in the Imperial Iranian Army whose family was originally from Iranian Azarbaijan. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan, also Iranian Azarbaijan, Iranian Azerbaijan, or Persian Azarbaijan (Persian: آذربایجان ایران; Āzārbāijān-e Irān; Azarbaijani language: آذربایجان), is a region in northwestern Iran and south of the Republic of Azarbaijan. ...

Education and marriage

She studied at the French school in Tehran and École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris, where she was a student of Albert Besson. While a student, she was introduced to the recently divorced Shah by his son-in-law, Ardeshir Zahedi. The two were wed on December 21, 1959 and had four children: The École Spéciale dArchitecture is a private school for architecture in Paris, France. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Albert Besson (1896-1965) was a French hygienist, physician and member of the French Medecine Academy. ... His Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (اعلیحضرت محمدرضا شاه پهلوی; October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980) also knows as Aryamehr, was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until... Ardeshir Zahedi Ardeshir Zahedi (born October 16, 1928) was an important Iranian diplomat during the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the countrys foreign minister and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Reza Cyrus Pahlavi (born October 30, 1960)
• Farahnaz Pahlavi (born March 12, 1963)
• Ali Reza Pahlavi (born April 28, 1966)
• Leila Pahlavi (March 27, 1970 - June 10, 2001)

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The Iranian revolution and exile

On January 16,1979, Empress Farah escorted her husband into exile. They sent their children off days before to Farideh Diba, her mother, who lived in the United States. They first left on a jet in to Egypt. They later stayed in Morocco, the Bahamas, Mexico, the United States and Panama, before finally returning to Egypt. They remained in Egypt until the Shah's death on July 27, 1980. Farah Pahlavi currently lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Paris, France. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Settled 1640 Joined Connecticut 1656 Government type Representative town meeting  - First selectman James A. Lash  - Town administrator Edward Gomeau  - Town meeting moderator Thomas J. Byrne Area    - City 174. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Memoir

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, crowning his wife, Farah, as Empress of Iran in 1967.

Farah, then Empress of Iran, and Jacqueline Kennedy.

In 2003, Farah Pahlavi wrote a book about her marriage to the Shah entitled An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah - A Memoir. It was published in the United States in 2004 by Miramax Books. The Coronation of Empress Diba Farah, the last of the Pahlavi dynasty, Iran. ... The Coronation of Empress Diba Farah, the last of the Pahlavi dynasty, Iran. ... His Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (اعلیحضرت محمدرضا شاه پهلوی; October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980) also knows as Aryamehr, was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until... Image File history File links Farah-Jackie. ... Image File history File links Farah-Jackie. ... First official White House portrait. ...

The publication of the former empress's memoirs resulted in international interest. It was a bestseller in Europe, with excerpts appearing in news magazines and the author appearing on talk shows and in other media outlets. However, opinion about the book, which Publishers Weekly called "a candid, straightforward account" and the Washington Post called "engrossing", was mixed. Publishers Weekly is a weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. ... ...

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his wife, Empress Farah, wave goodbye prior to boarding an aircraft after a visit to the United States.

In The New York Times, Elaine Sciolino, the paper's Paris bureau chief, described the book as "well translated" but "so full of anger and bitterness that her memoir distorts more than it enlightens." She also questioned the author's accuracy regarding historical events, noting that the former empress declined to explain "the fact that it took a coup orchestrated by the Central Intelligence Agency to restore the shah to the throne in 1953 ...." In the end, Sciolino described the book as promotional device, "an emotional appeal to restore the crown to her [son] Reza, who is leading an opposition movement against the Islamic Republic from his residence and his office, outside Washington, and a Web site."^[2] His Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (اعلیحضرت محمدرضا شاه پهلوی; October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980) also knows as Aryamehr, was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, colloquially known as The Company or simply, The Agency) is an intelligence agency of the United States Government. ...

In The National Review, however, Iranian writer Reza Bayegan praised An Enduring Love, stating that the former empress' "memoirs abound with affection and sympathy for her countrymen. Even a prime minister like Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq, who nearly caused the shah's overthrow in 1953, is treated with fairness and praised for his courage and firmness."^[3] National Review (NR) is a conservative political magazine founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. ... ...

Titles

• Miss Farah Diba (1938-1959)
• H.I.M. Malekeh (Queen) Farah of Iran (1959-1967)
• H.I.M. Shahbanu (Empress) Farah of Iran (1967-1979)
• Empress Farah Pahlavi (1979-), the title she has chosen for herself but which does not conform to dynastic usage

See also

• Iranian women

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References

1. ^ See her website, noted below.
2. ^ Elaine Sciolino, The Last Empress, The New York Times, 2 May 2004.
3. ^ Reza Bayegan, "The Shah & She", The National Review, 13 May 2004.

External links

• Farah Pahlavi's official website
• Farah Pahlavi, Iran's Ex-Empress, Receives the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Grace and Distinction Award 2005