Fils de Reza Shah le Grand et demi-frère de Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. Servit comme officier militaire et vécut jusqu'à l'âge de 93 ans, devenant le dernier enfant survivant de Reza Shah après que sa sœur Ashraf mourut en 2016. Passa ses dernières décennies en exil à Paris, jamais capable de retourner à son Iran bien-aimé. Sa mort marqua la fin d'une ère, comme le dernier lien direct avec le fondateur de l'Iran moderne.

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Princess Leila Pahlavi

31 ans·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 ans·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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