Ahmad Reza Pahlavi ( fa, احمدرضا پهلوی; 27 September 1925 – 1981) was a member of Iran's

Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty ( fa, دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier in modern times, who ...

. He was a son of

Reza Shah Reza Shah Pahlavi ( fa, رضا شاه پهلوی; ; originally Reza Khan (); 15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian Officer (armed forces), military officer, politician (who served as Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), ...

and a half-brother of

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran , image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg , caption = Shah in 1973 , succession = Shah of Iran , reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 , coronation = 26 October ...

Biography

Ahmad Reza Pahlavi was born on 27 September 1925. He received primary education in Persia (Iran) and then went to

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

for secondary education. He enrolled in Tehran's military school but following his father's abdication in 1941 he moved with him to

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. Three years later he went to

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to continue his education and following his father's death he returned to Iran. Upon his return to Iran in 1946, he married Simintaj Bahrami, the daughter of Hossein-Khan Bahrami, a physician and politician known for his feud with

Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres ( fa, سید حسن مدرس c. 1870 Sarabeh, 1 December 1937, Kashmar) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdo ...

. The couple had two children, Shahrokh (born 1947) and Shahla (born 1948), before divorcing in 1954. In 1958 he married Rosa Bozorgnia, the daughter of writer, poet and politician Mohammad Bozorgnia (known under the pen name "Danesh"). The couple had three children: Shahin, Shahrnaz, and Parinaz. Pahlavi was not active in economical, political or social arenas and rarely appeared in court. His residence on the north side of the

Sa'dabad Complex The Sa'dabad Complex ( fa, مجموعه سعدآباد – ''Majmue ye Sa’dābād'') is a 110 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran. Today, the official residence of the President o ...

and near the gate of Darband was built during his father's reign. Unlike other structures within the Sa'dabad Complex, which have more prominent architecture both in the facade and interior, it is a simple building with two floors and a private garage and lacks special architectural decorations. Based on the historical documents in the Sa'dabad Documentation Center, it seems that Ahmad Reza Pahlavi lived a distant and somewhat isolated life in this building compared to other members of the Pahlavi family. In the first years after the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

, the residence was handed over to government and presidential institutions and after renovation, part of it was turned into a library and a collection of books from the General Directorate of Museums, the Sa'dabad Complex and various offices of the Cultural Heritage Organization were transferred there. Another part of the building on the east side was given to the Cultural Heritage News Agency for some time, but shortly after the transfer of this news agency to

Niavaran Palace The Niavaran Palace Complex ( fa, مجموعه کاخ نیاوران – ''Majmue ye Niāvarān'') is a historical palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to ...

, the building changed its use again. The Cultural Heritage Guard is located in this building. Declassified government documents indicate that he underwent psychotherapy in England between June and July 1963 due to anxiety. After the Iranian Revolution, he and his family left Iran. He died in 1981 after suffering from

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References

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