Hamid Reza Pahlavi
| Hamid Reza Pahlavi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1932 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | July 1992 (aged 59–60) Tehran, Iran |
| Burial | Behesht-e Zahra |
| House | Pahlavi dynasty |
| Father | Reza Shah |
| Mother | Esmat Dowlatshahi |
Hamid Reza Pahlavi (4 July 1932 – July 1992) was Reza Shah's eleventh and last born child, and a half-brother of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran.
Early life and education
Hamid Reza Pahlavi was born on 4 July 1932. He was the youngest son of Reza Shah and his fourth and favourite wife, Esmat Dowlatshahi.[1][2][3] His parents married in 1923.[1][4] His mother was a member of the Qajar dynasty.[5] Of both his parents he had four siblings: Abdul Reza Pahlavi, Ahmad Reza Pahlavi, Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi and Fatimeh Pahlavi.[6] They lived in the Marble palace in Tehran with their parents.[2]
He studied in the United States and in Tehran.[7]
Personal life
Hamid Reza married three times and had four children.[8] He first married to Minou Dowlatshahi in Tehran on March 1951.[9] Of this marriage he got a daughter: Niloufar Pahlavi (born 1953). In 1959 he married Homa Khamnei, by whom he had two children: Behzad Pahlavi (1957–1983) and Nazak Pahlavi (12 February 1958 – 27 December 1987).[10] In 1974 Hamid Reza married Houri Khamnei, by whom he had one child: Ja'afar Pahlavi (born 1975).
One of his sons, Behzad, lived in the United Kingdom for a while, but he was brought by Shah Mohammad Reza to Iran and attended the military school in Tehran.[11]
Due to his scandalous life-style, Hamid Reza's title of prince was removed and the Shah banned him from the court.[11]
Later years and death
After the Iranian Revolution that overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Hamid Reza stayed in Iran and changed his name to Islami.[11] However, he was arrested as a vagrant in 1986.[10][12] He received a sentence of ten years in Evin prison on drug charges.[12] In an interview held in prison in 1989, Pahlavi however stated that he was sentenced for his family connections.[12] He also said that he was not treated badly in prison and "things could be worse".[12] Inmates in his prison cell included a former general and senior officials of the shah's regime.[12] On July 1992, while serving his sentence, he died of a heart attack.[7][13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Pahlavi Dynasty, Genealogy
- ↑ Predecessors and short history
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
