Taj al-Saltana – An unveiled Princess
Taj al-Saltana was born in 1884 as the daughter of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, the ruler of Iran, and a minor Princess called Turan al-Saltana. […]
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary – Life after being Queen
As the protests against the Iranian government were followed by so many across the globe, we are continuing our series about the female members of […]
Empress Farah Pahlavi – The widow of the Shah
Born on 14 October 1938, Empress Farah Pahlavi was the only child of Sohrab Diba and Farideh Diba Ghotbi in Tehran. Less than ten years […]
Princess Ashraf Pahlavi – Twin of the Shah
Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi, referred to as Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, was the twin of the late Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. They were born on 26 […]
A look at the Shah and Empress Farah’s two daughters – Princesses Farahnaz and Leila
There is not a whole lot of information available on the Shah and Empress of Iran’s two daughters, Their Imperial Highnesses Princesses Farahnaz and Leila. […]
Taking a look at the Crown Princess of Iran, Yasmine Pahlavi
Born in the Iranian capital of Tehran in Pars Hospital, Yasmine Etemad-Amini (now known as Yasmine Pahlavi) would later leave Iran with her family for the United States […]