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Prince Ali-Reza
Prince of Iran
Prince Ali-Reza in 1976
Born(1966-04-28)28 April 1966
Tehran, Iran
Died4 January 2011(2011-01-04) (aged 44)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
IssuePrincess Iryana Leila
Names
English: Ali-Reza
Persian: علی رضا
HouseHouse of Pahlavi
FatherMohammad Reza Pahlavi
MotherEmpress Farah Pahlavi
Styles of
Prince Ali-Reza of Iran
Reference styleHis Imperial Highness
Spoken styleYour Imperial Highness
Alternative styleSir

Prince Alireza Pahlavi (28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011) Persian: شاهزاده علیرضا پهلوی) was a member of the Pahlavi Imperial Family of Iran (Persia).[1] He was the younger son of the former Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran[2] and his third wife Farah Diba.[3] He was second in order of succession to the Iranian throne before the Iranian Revolution.

Biography

Prince Alireza Pahlavi was born on 28 April 1966.[4][5] He attended the Niavaran Palace primary school in Iran[6] but left Iran alongside his family shortly before the Iranian revolution. He moved to the U.S. where he attended Saint David's School in New York City and Mt Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown, Massachusetts.[7] Pahlavi received a BA degree from Princeton University, a MA degree from Columbia University,[8] and was studying at Harvard University as a PhD student in ancient Iranian studies and philology at the time of his death.[5][9]

He was engaged in 2001 to Sarah Tabatabai, but it seems that the relationship ended some time afterwards.[10] He was once voted as one of the "world's most eligible princes."[11]

Death

After a long period of depression, on 4 January 2011 Pahlavi died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[12]

Mahnaz Afkhami, the former Iranian Minister of Women's Affairs, told the BBC World Service that Pahlavi and his family being forced into exile in 1979 was very "traumatic" for him and that he had experienced a "loss of identity" in exile.[13] Alireza's sister, Princess Leila Pahlavi also had committed suicide—in June 2001. Close family friends say that Alireza became very depressed after the death of his sister to whom he was very close.[14] He is survived by his mother, Farah Pahlavi, his older brother Reza, his sister Farahnaz, half-sister Shahnaz[15] and daughter Iryana Leila Pahlavi, who was born after his death.[16]

His brother Reza Pahlavi said that his wish was to be cremated and for his ashes to be scattered in the Caspian Sea.[17]

On 23 January 2011, an official memorial was held in The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland.[18] The memorial was attended by the Iranian imperial family and thousands of Iranians.[19]

On July 26th, 2011 a daughter, Iryana Leila, was born to Alireza's companion Raha Didevar. Empress Farah Pahlavi confirmed that Iryana Leila is a full member of the Pahlavi house.[citation needed]

Ancestry

Family of Ali Reza Pahlavi (born 1966)
16. Murad Ali Khan
8. Abbas Ali Khan
4. Shah Reza I Pahlavi of Iran
9. Noush-Afarin Ayromlou
2. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
10. Teymūr Khan Ayromlou
5. Tadj ol-Molouk
11. Zahra Khanum
1. Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi of Iran
12. Mehdi Diba
6. Sohrab Diba
3. Farah Diba
7. Farideh Ghotbi

References

  1. ^ Royal Ark
  2. ^ Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana - Page 37
  3. ^ The Middle East and North Africa By Europa Publications Limited p338
  4. ^ The Statesman's year-book, Volume 110 - Page 1046
  5. ^ a b Scott, Marcia (2011-01-04). "AFP: Son of Iran shah commits suicide in US: family". Google.com. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  6. ^ "Ali-Reza Pahlavi". farahpahlavi.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-25. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Ali-Reza Pahlavi". Farah Pahlavi. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-09. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ ضایعه در گذشت شاهزاده گرامی میهنمان علی رضا پهلوی,
  9. ^ AP (2011-01-05). "News / International : Son of former Iranian shah found dead in Boston". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  10. ^ "Ein Herz und keine Krone". Welt Online. November 16, 2001.
  11. ^ Steven Hoffer Contributor (2011-01-04). "Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi Commits Suicide: 5 Facts About the Shah of Iran's Son". Aolnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-08. ((cite web)): |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Alireza Pahlavi Suicide: Iran Shah's Son Killed Himself In Boston, Says Brother". HuffPost. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2016. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Shah of Iran's younger son kills himself in US". BBC News. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Former shah of Iran's youngest son dead in apparent suicide". The Washington Post. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  15. ^ "Son of former shah of Iran commits suicide". CNN. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2016. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Announcement of Birth". Reza Pahlavi website. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Dead son of Iran's last Shah to be cremated". Euronews.net. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  18. ^ "Memorial Ceremony For Prince Alireza Pahlavi". Reza Pahlavi website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Thousands attend memorial services for Alireza Pahlavi in Maryland". Payvand. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
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