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Soraya
Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian language, Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, who became a European socialite. For phonological reasons, it is usually transcribed as ''Suraya'' in Afghanistan and ''Surayo'' in Tajikistan. People * Soraya (musician), Soraya (1969–2006), Colombian-American singer/songwriter *Soraya Alekozei (born 1955), Afghan-German interpreter and veteran * Soraya Arnelas (born 1982), Spanish singer * Kitkat (comedian), Soraya Ray L. Bañas (Kitkat) (born 1989), Filipina singer, comedienne and actress * Soraya Brigui (born 2005), singer and 2018 finalist of The Voice Kids (Belgian TV series), The Voice Kids (Belgium). * Soraya Córdova (born 1959), Mexican politician * Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932–2001), second wife of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary ( fa, ثریا اسفندیاری بختیاری, Sorayâ Esfandiâri-Baxtiâri; 22 June 1932 – 26 October 2001) was Queen of the Imperial State of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she married in 1951. Their marriage suffered many pressures, particularly when it became clear that she was infertile. She rejected the Shah's suggestion that he might take a second wife in order to produce an heir, as he rejected her suggestion that he might abdicate in favor of his half-brother. In March 1958, their divorce was announced. After a brief career as an actress, and a liaison with Italian film director Franco Indovina, Soraya lived alone in Paris until her death. Early life and education Soraya was the elder child and only daughter of Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1901–1983), a Bakhtiari nobleman and Iranian ambassador to West Germany in the 1950s, and his Russian-born German wife Eva Karl (1906–1994). She was born in the En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
