Ali Reza Pahlavi ( fa, علیرضا پهلوی; 1 March 1922 – 17 October 1954) was the second son of Reza Shah Pahlavi,

Shah of Iran This is a list of monarchs of Persia (or monarchs of the Iranic peoples, in present-day Iran), which are known by the royal title Shah or Shahanshah. This list starts from the establishment of the Medes around 671 BCE until the deposition of th ...

, and the brother of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was a member of the Pahlavi dynasty.

Biography

Ali Reza Pahlavi studied political science at

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. Following Reza Shah's deposition and exile, Ali Reza accompanied his father in exile in

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and then into

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, South Africa. He was married to Christiane Cholewska; they had a son,

Patrick Ali Pahlavi Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi ( fa, پاتریک علی پهلوی; born 1 September 1947) is a member of the deposed Pahlavi dynasty of Iran and was heir presumptive from 1954 to 1960. According to the former constitution of Iran Patrick was the f ...

(born 1 September 1947). However, there is no record of his parents' 20 November 1946 wedding in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The couple divorced in 1948. Christiane had a son from a previous marriage, Joachim Christian Philippe, born 15 September 1941. Ali Reza died on 17 October 1954 in a

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in the

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Honours

National honours

Knight Grand Cordon of the

Order of Pahlavi The Order of Pahlavi of the Empire of Iran, in Persian: "Neshan-e Pahlavi" was the highest order of the former Imperial State of Iran. History The Order was instituted in 1932 by Rezā Shāh, the founder of the Dynasty of the Pahlavi, and it w ...

Order of Military Merit (Iran) First Class

Order of Military Merit, First Class (1937) * Order of Military Merit (Iran) Second Class

Order of Military Merit, Second Class (1937) * Order of the Glory (Iran)

Order of Glory, First Class (1937)

Foreign honours

Knight Grand Cordon of the

Supreme Order of the Renaissance The Supreme Order of the Renaissance (, "Medal of the Nahda") is the second knighthood order of the Kingdom of Jordan. History The order was instituted in 1917 by Emir Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. According to correspondence between the ...

(28 February 1949) * Order of the Sun (Afghanistan) - ribbon bar

Member First Class of the Order of the Supreme Sun

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* Ali Reza 1922 births 1954 deaths Iranian royalty Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Iran Harvard University alumni People from Tehran Mazandarani people People exiled to Mauritius {{Iran-royal-stub