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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
said
I heard the voice of your revolution... As Shah of Iran as well as an Iranian citizen, I cannot but approve your revolution...
— Broadcast to the nation. November 5
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
- Fame74.5
- Momentum10.9
- Historical Figures rank#44
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- Fame74.5
- Momentum10.9
- Historical Figures rank#44
- Wikipedia225.1K
Lived 1919–1980, aged 61
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Updated 2026-08-31
The last Shah of Iran ruled for 37 years, pouring billions into infrastructure and defence until his country became one of the fastest-growing economies on earth and fielded the world's fifth-strongest military. The 1979 revolution ended the monarchy and sent him into exile.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi took the throne in 1941 after the Anglo-Soviet invasion forced his father's abdication. In 1953, the Iranian military — backed by the United Kingdom and the United States — overthrew prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who had nationalized British-owned oil; foreign companies returned under the 1954 Consortium Agreement, and power centralized under the Shah. He launched the White Revolution in 1963: land redistribution, profit-sharing for workers, nuclear facilities, and nationalist economic policies that insulated new Iranian industries from foreign competition. Real GDP…
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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I don’t deny I’m lonely. Deeply so. A king, when he doesn’t have to account to anyone for what he says and does, is inevitably very much alone.
— Oriana Fallaci (December 30, 1973), The Mystically Divine Shah of Iran (interview), Chicago Tribune
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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My visions were miracles that saved the country. My reign has saved the country and it’s saved it because God was besides me.
— Oriana Fallaci (December 30, 1973), The Mystically Divine Shah of Iran (interview), Chicago Tribune
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Nobody can influence me, nobody. Still less a woman. Women are important in a man's life only if they're beautiful and charming and keep their femininity.
— Oriana Fallaci (December 30, 1973), The Mystically Divine Shah of Iran (interview), Chicago Tribune
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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As far as we are concerned, we are not the toys of any country, including the United States.
— From an appearance on Meet the Press in 1973,
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