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Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi

1926 – 2001

Iranian royal

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Lived 1926 – 2001 (aged 74). Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi was an Iranian.

Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi (; 5 October 1926 – 15 March 2001) was a member of Iran's Pahlavi dynasty. He was a son of Reza Shah and a half-brother of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Biography Pahlavi was born on 5 October 1926 as the third child of Reza Shah and Esmat Dowlatshahi. He received primary education in Iran and then went to Switzerland for secondary education. He enrolled in Tehran's military school but following his father's abdication in 1941 he moved with him to South Africa. After his father's death, he temporarily returned to Iran before moving to the United States to study business and industrial management at the University of California and University of Michigan. This marriage also ended in divorce and Eghbal later married Pahlavi's nephew Shahriar Shafiq.

Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi had activities in the agricultural sector and rural development in Iran during the Pahlavi era. His relations with his half-brother and the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, became strained due to his involvement in opium trafficking business. Thus, he was banned from participating in royal events by the Shah. He died on 15 March 2001 at the age of 74.

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Parent
Esmat Dowlatshahi
Parent
Reza Shah

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Who was Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi?

Iranian royal (1926–2001)

When was Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi born?

Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi was born on 5 October 1926 in Tehran.

When did Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi die?

Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi died on 15 March 2001 in Los Angeles.

What nationality was Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi?

Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi was Iranian.

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· Wikipedia: Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi

· Wikidata: Q5935668

· DBpedia: Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi

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