Farahnaz Pahlavi ( fa, فرحناز پهلوی; born 12 March 1963) is the eldest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi by his third wife,

Farah Diba Farah Pahlavi ( fa, فرح پهلوی, née Farah Diba ( fa, فرح دیبا, label=none); born 14 October 1938) is the widow of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was successively Queen and Empress (''Shahbanu'') of Iran from ...

Education

She studied at the Niavaran Special School in

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, the

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in Simsbury, Connecticut,

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, and the

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. From 1981 to 1982, she attended

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in Bennington, Vermont. She received a Bachelor of Arts in social work from

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in 1986 and a Master's degree in child psychology from the same university in 1990. According to a 2004 article in ''

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'', she reportedly attempted to find employment at international aid agencies such as

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, but, according to her mother, was rejected because of her name.

Ancestry

References

*Bruges, Jean-Jacques de, "Shahbanou Farah", '' Point de Vue'', 31 August-6 September 2005, Issue 2980 *"Shah's Daughter Could Not Stand Exile," BBC News, 12 June 200

*"Victory of Light Over Darkness is Near in Iran", Iran Press Service, 27 July 200

*Bahrampour, Tara, "Singer Revives Memories of Lost Youth and Lost Country", ''

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'', 28 August 2000 *Krebs, Albin and Robert McG. Thomas, "Notes on People: Pahlevis icInquire About New England School", ''The New York Times'', 16 November 1981, page B5 *Krebs, Albin and Robert McG. Thomas, "Notes on People: A Daughter of Shah Auditing College Classes", ''The New York Times'', 28 November 1981, page 39 *"Princesse Farahnaz: Les 20 Ans", ''Point de Vue'', March 1983 *Marcisz, Christopher, "Son of Shah Advocates Democracy for Iran", ''

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'', 21 April 2004 *Cunningham, Bill, "Spring Sightings", ''The New York Times'', 28 March 2004, page 9 *Beaumont, Peter, "Water Resource Development in Iran", ''

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'', Vol. 140, No. 3 (October 1974), pages 418-431

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