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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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Born October 26, 1919 in Tehran, Iran

Died July 27, 1980

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah of Iran, his reign lasted from 1941 until his overthrow in 1979. He was educated in Switzerland and was familiar with the western ideas. In 1941, Britain and USSR occupied Iran and forced Reza Shah the Great to resign in favor of his son. Later the young Shah became the most important ally to the West in the Middle East.

With Iran's great oil wealth, the Shah became the pre-eminent leader of the Middle East, and Guardian of the Persian Gulf. He abolished the multi-party system of government such that he could rule through a one-party regime in autocratic fashion. He made major changes to curb certain ancient elite factions by breaking up all large and middle-sized estates for the benefit of more than six million small farmers. In what was called 'the White Revolution', he took a number of populist measures, including extending suffrage to women, to favor the people. He instituted exams for Islamic theologians to become established priests ("Mullahs"), which were widely unpopular and broke centuries old religious traditions.

His policies led to strong economic growth during the 1960s and 1970s but at the same time, opposition to his autocratic rule increased. On January 18, 1979, he and his family left Iran after over a year of uprising as he didn't want for a civil war to break out in the country. Following the Shah's departure, conservative Muslims led by Ayatollah Khomeini who had returned from exile, staged a revolution. And abolished the monarchy and unfortunately established an Islamic Republic that ruined the country and led to the pointless eight year Iran-Iraq war in which both countries suffered an incredible amount of unnecessary losses.

At the same time, The Shah's cancer had worsened and after over a year of exile, in which traveling from country to country seeking what he hoped to be a temporary residence. He was finally welcomed by President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and remained there until his death on June 27, 1980. He is interred at Al-Refai Mosque in Egypt.

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Filmography

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Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything Poster

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything Feature Film2025Self - Former Shah of Iran

Gardiens De La Révolution : Les Maîtres De L'iran Poster

Gardiens De La Révolution : Les Maîtres De L'iran Mini-Series2025Self

The Dragon's Prophecy Poster

The Dragon's Prophecy Feature Film2025Self - Former Shah of Iran

A Man with a Red Bag Poster

A Man with a Red Bag Feature Film2024Self

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? Poster

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? Mini-Series2024Self - Shah of Iran

Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge Poster

Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge TV Movie2024Self

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War Poster

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War TV Series2024Self - Shah of Iran 1941 - 1979

A Revolution on Canvas Poster

A Revolution on Canvas Feature Film2023Self

Operation Ajax Short Film2022Self

A Night at the Opera Poster

A Night at the Opera Short Film2020Self

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President Poster

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President Documentary2020Self

The Queen and the Coup Poster

The Queen and the Coup Documentary2020Self

Born in Evin Poster

Born in Evin Documentary2019Self

Der Schah und der Ayatollah Poster

Der Schah und der Ayatollah Documentary2019Self

Freedom and Other Maladies Poster

Freedom and Other Maladies Documentary2019Self

The Naked King Poster

The Naked King Documentary2019Self

Der Arlberg - Die Wiege des alpinen Skilaufs Poster

Der Arlberg - Die Wiege des alpinen Skilaufs TV Movie2018Self

A Dying King: The Shah of Iran Poster

A Dying King: The Shah of Iran Documentary2017Self

Bazm-e Razm Poster

Bazm-e Razm Documentary2017Self

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party Poster

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party Documentary2016The Shah of Iran

Zero Days Poster

Zero Days Documentary2016Self

Le Pan prima della Pan Poster

Le Pan prima della Pan Feature Film2015Self

1979 Revolution Mini-Series2014Self

Our Man in Tehran Poster

Our Man in Tehran Documentary2013Self

Viru - tarinoita hotellista Poster

Viru - tarinoita hotellista Documentary2013Self

From Tehran to Cairo Feature Film2012Self

Never Sleep Cyrus Feature Film2012Self

The Decade You Were Born: The 1970's Poster

The Decade You Were Born: The 1970's Documentary2011Self - Shah of Iran

Jetset in den Sixties - Das süße Leben der Schönen und Reichen Documentary2010Self

Iran, une puissance dévoilée Poster

Iran, une puissance dévoilée Documentary2009Self

Superpower Poster

Superpower Documentary2008Self

The Baader Meinhof Complex Poster

The Baader Meinhof Complex Feature Film2008Self

Tehran Has No More Pomegrenates! Poster

Tehran Has No More Pomegrenates! Documentary2007Self

American Fugitive: The Truth About Hassan Poster

American Fugitive: The Truth About Hassan Documentary2006Self

Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option Poster

Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option Documentary2005Self - Former Shah of Iran

Why We Fight Poster

Why We Fight Documentary2005Self

Miracle Feature Film2004Self

The Assassination of Richard Nixon Poster

The Assassination of Richard Nixon Feature Film2004Self

Bowling for Columbine Poster

Bowling for Columbine Documentary2002Self - Shah of Iran

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Poster

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Documentary2001Self

Noveyshaya istoriya Poster

Noveyshaya istoriya TV Series1999Self - Shah of Iran

The Fifties Poster

The Fifties Mini-Series1997Misidentification

Nixon Feature Film1995Self - Handshake with Diplomat

Holy Crime Poster

Holy Crime Documentary1994Self

The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes Poster

The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes Documentary1992Self

JFK Feature Film1991Self - Holding Long Knife

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give Poster

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give Documentary1990Self

Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair Poster

Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair Documentary1988Self

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow Poster

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow Feature Film1981Self - Greeting Diplomat

On Company Business Poster

On Company Business Documentary1980Self - Shah of Iran

The Shah of Iran Documentary1980Self - Shah of Iran

For Liberty Poster

For Liberty Documentary1979Self

Tapesh-e Tarikh Poster

Tapesh-e Tarikh Feature Film1979Self

Sha-Dada Poster

Sha-Dada Short Film1978Self

Shahbanu - A Portrait of the Empress of Iran Documentary1977Self

The Barbara Walters Summer Special Poster

The Barbara Walters Summer Special TV Series1976Self

One Day from the Shah's Life Documentary1970Self

Shaahiparin vierailu Documentary1970Self

Im Glanze ihrer Kronen Poster

Im Glanze ihrer Kronen Documentary1968Self

Der Polizeistaatsbesuch - Beobachtungen unter deutschen Gastgebern Poster

Der Polizeistaatsbesuch - Beobachtungen unter deutschen Gastgebern Documentary1967Self

Gekrönte Häupter TV Series1967Self

Bitte umblättern TV Series1965Self

Jaaroverzicht TV Special1963Self

Menschen und Mächte TV Series1963Self - Interview

World in Action Poster

World in Action TV Series1963Self

Jaaroverzicht TV Special1962Self

Lykke og krone Poster

Lykke og krone Documentary1962Self

The Queen's State Visit to Iran Poster

The Queen's State Visit to Iran Documentary1961Self

Gianni Schicchi TV Movie1959Self

Jaaroverzicht van het journaal TV Special1959Self

Zwischen Glück und Krone Poster

Zwischen Glück und Krone Documentary1959Self

Zeichen der Zeit Poster

Zeichen der Zeit TV Series1957Self

Panorama Poster

Panorama TV Series1953Self

One Inch from Victory Documentary1944Self

Alam High School Poster

Alam High School DocumentarySelf

Sandali Short FilmChorus

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The Poppy Is Also a Flower Poster

The Poppy Is Also a Flower TV Movie1966

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