Yasmine Pahlavi

Yasmine Pahlavi
Spouse Reza Pahlavi
Issue
Princess Noor
Princess Iman
Princess Farah
Full name
Yasmin Etemad-Amini
House Pahlavi
Father Abdullah Etemad-Amini
Mother Forough Eftekhari
Born 26 July 1968 (1968-07-26) (age 43)
Tehran, Iran
Religion Shi'ite Muslim

Yasmine Pahlavi (born Etemad-Amini, 26 July 1968; Persian: یاسمین پهلوی) is the wife of Reza Pahlavi, the last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran.

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Biography

Yasmine Etemad Amini was born in Pars Hospital in Tehran, Iran on July 26, 1968.[1] She attended the private Tehran Community School in Tehran until the rising tensions in the late 1970s forced her family to leave Iran permanently. They settled in the San Francisco area in California where she attended and matriculated Notre Dame High School.

She is a graduate of The George Washington University, obtaining a B.A. in Political Science, and Doctorate in Jurisprudence from The George Washington University Law School. She is a member of the Maryland Bar Association.[2] She worked for ten years as a staff attorney for Children's Law Center in Washington, DC, representing the rights of at-risk youth.

She is the Founder and a Director of the Foundation for the Children of Iran.[3] Started in 1991, the Foundation's mission is to marshal the considerable resources and goodwill of the Iranian diaspora coupled with remarkable expertise and generosity of the American medical community to treat Iranian children suffering from complex medical conditions. Organized under the 501(c)(3) rules of Internal Revenue Service, the Foundation has faithfully fulfilled its mission restoring the health and quality of life for scores of Iranian children regardless of race, religion, or political affiliations.

Marriage and children

Yasmine married Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi on June 12, 1986, and the couple has three daughters:

  1. HIH Princess Noor Pahlavi, born 3 April 1992 (1992-04-03) (age 19)
  2. HIH Princess Iman Pahlavi, born 12 September 1993 (1993-09-12) (age 18)
  3. HIH Princess Farah Pahlavi, born 17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) (age 8)

The family lives in exile.

Politics

Yasmine Pahlavi has been a vocal supporter of the democracy movement in Iran, appearing at several pro-democracy rallies occurring after the 2009 election upheaval in Iran.[4][5]

Iranian Imperial Family
  • HIH The Crown Prince
    HIH The Crown Princess
    • HIH Princess Noor
    • HIH Princess Iman
    • HIH Princess Farah

HIM Empress Farah

Footnotes

External links

Iran portal
Biography portal
Politics portal

References

Yasmine Pahlavi
Born: 26 July 1968
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Farah Pahlavi
— TITULAR —
Empress Consort of Iran
12 June 1986 - present
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Reason for succession failure:
Monarchy abolished in 1979
Incumbent
Heir:
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