Ashraf Pahlavi
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Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi[2] (Persian: اشرفالملوک پهلوی, Ašraf Pahlavi, 26 October 1919 – 7 January 2016) was the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran (Persia), and a member of the Pahlavi dynasty. She was considered the "power behind her brother" and was instrumental in the 1953 coup that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah.[3] She served her brother as a palace adviser and was a strong advocate for women's rights.[4] Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she lived in exile in France, New York, Paris and Monte Carlo and remained outspoken against the Iranian Islamic Republic.[3]
Ashraf Pahlavi | |||||
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Born | Zahra Pahlavi[1] (1919-10-26)26 October 1919 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran | ||||
Died | 7 January 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 96) Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||
Burial | 14 January 2016 | ||||
Spouse | Ali Ghavam
(m. 1937; div. 1942)Ahmad Shafiq
(m. 1944; div. 1960)Mehdi Bushehri (m. 1960) | ||||
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House | Pahlavi | ||||
Father | Reza Shah | ||||
Mother | Tadj ol-Molouk |