Son of Reza Shah the Great and half-brother of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. Served as a military officer and lived to age 93, becoming the last surviving child of Reza Shah after his sister Ashraf died in 2016. Spent his final decades in exile in Paris, never able to return to his beloved Iran. His death marked the end of an era, as the final direct link to the founder of modern Iran.

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Princess Leila Pahlavi

31 years old·London

2001-06-10

Youngest daughter of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen Farah, who struggled with severe depression, anorexia, and addiction following the trauma of exile and revolution. Found dead in her London hotel room with over five times the lethal dose of barbiturates. Her death represents the psychological toll of the regime's destruction of Iran's institutions and the suffering of those forced into exile.

“I cannot bear this pain anymore”

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Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi

44 years old·Boston

2011-01-04

Son of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi who lived in exile and suffered from depression after losing his father and sister Leila. Found dead in his Boston apartment from a gunshot wound to the head, officially ruled suicide. However, some question the circumstances given the regime's history of targeting royal family members abroad. He was deeply disturbed by Iran's situation and carried the burden of exile trauma like other Pahlavi family members.

“Like millions of young Iranians, I am deeply disturbed by all the ills fallen upon my beloved homeland”

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