In Western languages, Shah is often used as an imprecise rendering of Šāhanšāh. For a long time, Europeans thought of Shah as a particular royal title rather than an imperial one, although the …

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5 days ago · "The conditions in Iran today are not comparable to those that precipitated the downfall of the Shah and the triumph of the revolution of 1979," writes Narges Bajoghli

Jan 9, 2026 · Support for the deposed monarchy is taboo in Iran, a criminal offense, and a sentiment long frowned upon by a society that staged a popular uprising to overthrow the Shah’s dictatorship.

Today, July 27, marks 45 years since the death of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran who ruled for nearly four decades before the 1979 Islamic Revolution toppled him. He died in exile in …

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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the last monarch of Iran, ruling from 1941 until his overthrow in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution. Born in 1919 as the son of Reza Shah Pahlavi, he was groomed …

2 days ago · Reza Pahlavi sets out ambition to lead country his father once ruled, but many question his level of popular support

Mohammad Reza Shah died in exile in Egypt, where he had been granted political asylum by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, and his son Reza Pahlavi declared himself the new Shah of Iran in exile, …

Jan 10, 2026 · Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (born October 26, 1919, Tehran, Iran—died July 27, 1980, Cairo, Egypt) was the shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, when he fled the Iranian Revolution and …