The Regency Council ( fa, شورای سلطنت, Šūrā-ye Salṭanat) of the

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, was a nine-member body formed on 13 January 1979 by

Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ( fa, محمدرضا پهلوی, ; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah (), was the last ''Shah'' (King) of the Imperial State of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow in the Irani ...

to carry out his duties after he left Iran amidst the

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and served as the symbol of his continued claim on power. The council was practically dissolved within days, when its head resigned on 22 January 1979 to meet

Ayatollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...

Background

1953 Regency Council

On 28 February 1953, it was reported that in a meeting with

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Mohammad Mosaddegh Mohammad Mosaddegh ( fa, محمد مصدق, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of ...

, the Shah had agreed that during his absence in Iran a regency council consisting of Mosaddegh, Gholamreza Pahlavi (Shah's brother) and

Hossein Ala Hosein Alā ( fa, حسین علاء; 13 December 1881 – 12 July 1964) was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister in 1951 and from 1955 to 1957. Background He was born in 1882 in Tehran and spent his early years in London. He was ed ...

(Minister of Royal Court) should be appointed to act as the regency council.

1979 Regency Council members

Due to the tensions between Jalaleddin Tehrani and Abbas Gharabaghi Tehrani resigned from the post. He was replaced by Mohammad Ali Varasteh as the head of the council.

References

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Background

1953 Regency Council

1979 Regency Council members

See also

References