Abdul Reza Pahlavi

Abdul Reza Pahlavi
Spouse Pari Sima Zand (divorced)
House Pahlavi dynasty
Father Rezā Shāh
Mother Esmat Dowlatshahi
Born 19 August 1924
Tehran, Iran
Died 11 May 2004 (aged 79)
Florida, United States

Shahpur Abdul Reza Pahlavi (19 August 1924 – 11 May 2004) was a member of Iran's Pahlavi dynasty. He was a son of Rezā Shāh and a half-brother of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Early life and education

Abdul Reza Pahlavi was born on 19 August 1924 in Tehran.[1] His parents were Rezā Shāh and Princess Esmat Dowlatshahi, the daughter of Prince Mojalal-e Dowleh Dowlatshahi Qajar.[2] She was a member of the Qajar dynasty[3] and the fourth as well as last wife of Rezā Shāh.[4] They married in 1923.[5][6] Abdul Reza had three brothers and a daughter: Ahmad Reza, Mahmoud Reza, Fatimeh and Hamid Reza Pahlavi.[2][7] They lived in the Marble palace in Tehran with their parents.[4] When his father exiled, he accompanied him in Mauritius and then in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 1941 to 1944.[8] During this period there were rumors that the Allies had been planning to install Abdul Reza as king instead of his elder brother Mohammad Reza.[9]

He studied business administration at Harvard University.[10] He graduated in 1947.[8]

Career

During the reign of his half-brother, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Abdul Reza headed different institutions, On 3 September 1949 he was named honorary head of the supreme planning board of Iran's seven year plan.[11] He was the head of the planning organization between 1954 and 1955.[8] He served as the chairman of the Harvard-affiliated Iran centre for management studies from 1969 to 1979.[8] He also headed the wildlife conservation high council and international council for game and wildlife conservation.[8] He was also part of the Royal Council that ruled Iran during the international visits of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[11]

Pahlavi also dealt with business, being wholly or partly the owner of factories, mining operations and agricultural firms.[12] In addition, he dealt with environmental affairs during that time.[13] He left Iran before the 1979 revolution together with other relatives.[12]

Personal life

Pahlavi was married to Pari Sima Pahlavi (née Zand) in Tehran on 12 October 1950.[1][14][15] He had two children from this marriage: Kamyar (born 1952) and Sarvenaz Pahlavi (born 1955).[1]

Pahlavi was one of the world’s greatest hunters.[16][17] He sacked European staff working at the Department of Environment in Iran due to their inference of the shooting activities.[18]

Death

Abdul Reza Pahlavi died in Florida on 11 May 2004.[1][19]

Honours

In addition to national honours, i.e., Grand Cross of the Order of Pahlavi, Pahlavi is the recipient of several foreign honours, including:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Pahlavi Dynasty". Iran. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Qajars (Kadjars) and the Pahlavis". Qajar Pages. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Iranian Royal Jewels: Princess Fatimeh’s Sunburst Tiara". Royal Jewels. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Diana Childress (2011). Equal Rights Is Our Minimum Demand: The Women's Rights Movement in Iran 2005. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7613-7273-8. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Reza Shah Pahlavi". Iran Chamber Society. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Gholam Reza Afkhami (13 December 2008). The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. p. 605. ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Cyrus Ghani (6 January 2001). Iran and the Rise of the Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power. I.B.Tauris. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-86064-629-4. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "The Pahlavi Dynasty". Royal Ark. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Gholam Reza Afkhami (13 December 2008). The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  10. ↑ The Rise and Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty: Memoirs of Former General Hussein Fardust. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. 31 December 1998. p. 123. ISBN 978-81-208-1642-8. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". Middle East Journal 4 (1): 83–93. January 1950. Retrieved 16 February 2015. – via JSTOR (subscription required)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "105 Iranian firms said controlled by royal family". The Leader Post (Tehran). AP. 22 January 1979. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Edgar Burke Inlow (1 January 1979). Shahanshah: The Study of Monarchy of Iran. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-208-2292-4. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  14. ↑ Mayhew, Augustus. "Palm Beach Real Estate Roulette". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "Palm Beach Biltmore". Wikimapia. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  16. ↑ Boddington, Craig (22 August 2012). "Who Was the World’s Greatest Hunter?". Hunting. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  17. ↑ Levinson, Charles (1 February 2010). "How Bambi Met James Bond to Save Israel's 'Extinct' Deer". The Wall Street Journal (Jerusalem). Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  18. ↑ Shackleton, Shirley (24 January 1980). "Why the Shah is guilty". The Age. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  19. ↑ "Death notice". Saipa. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  20. ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado 15 March 1978