| Ashraf Pahlavi | |||||
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 Pahlavi, c. 1974 | |||||
| Born | Zahra Pahlavi[1] 26 October 1919 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran | ||||
| Died | 7 January 2016 (aged 96) Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||
| Burial | 14 January 2016 | ||||
| Spouse | Ali Ghavam
(m. 1937; div. 1942)Ahmad Shafiq
(m. 1944; div. 1960)Mehdi Bushehri (m. 1960) | ||||
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| House | Pahlavi | ||||
| Father | Reza Shah | ||||
| Mother | Tadj ol-Molouk | ||||
Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi[2] (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 coup that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah.[3] She served her brother as a palace adviser and was a strong advocate for women's rights.[4] 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.[3]
- ^ "Exemption from court fees in lawsuits against the heirs and relatives of the deceased king". Islamic Parliament Research Center of The Islamic Republic of IRAN (in Persian). Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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NYTimeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Iranian Princess Ashraf, shah's twin sister, dies at age 96". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Brian Murphy (8 January 2016). "Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of Iran's late shah, dies at 96". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 8 January 2016.