Exile, Royal Family's Life in Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood; recollections of Reza Shah, relations with mother and siblings; relations with Crown Prince Mohammad Reza; early education; relations between Reza Shah and Abdol-Hosein Teymurtash; on Sardar As`ad Bakhtiyari’s attempt on Reza Shah’s life; recollections of Mohammad Reza Shah’s marriage to Queen Fawziyeh and reasons for their divorce; on the Shah’s marriage to Queen Sorayya; recollections of Reza Shah’s exile to South Africa; travel from South Africa back to Iran; marriage in Cairo; on Prime Minister Mosaddeq and the events of 1953; role in the anti-Mosaddeq campaign; on General Zahedi, Hosein Ala, Manuchehr Eqbal and Amir Asadollah Alam; on foreign powers and the tribal and religious opposition to the Pahlavi state; on the Shah’s close advisors, Generals Karim Ayadi and Hosein Fardust; SAVAK from General Teymur Bakhtiyar to General Ne`matollah Nasiri; on the media and the left; recollections of the revolutionary upheavals; on the Shah’s illness; on the causes of the Revolution of 1978-79; recollections of meetings with Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller after the Revolution; on the Shah’s reaction to the Revolution; on Amir Abbas Hoveyda, Jamshid Amuzegar and Ja`far Sharif-Emami; Shapur Bakhtiyar’s premiership and General Huyser’s trip to Iran; on the Shah’s life in exile.

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Pahlavi, Prince Mahmud Reza

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Education and childhood recollections; recollections of Reza Shah and his program of upbringing of the princes; Reza Shah’s life in exile; activities in the agricultural sector; on rural development in Iran during the Pahlavi period.

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Pahlavi, Prince Gholam Reza

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Recollections of childhood and upbringing; on family relations and characteristics of the Pahlavis; memories of Reza Shah; recollections of education at the Officers Training College; memories of life in exile with Reza Shah in South Africa; on planning for sports education in Iran; performance of Iranian teams in various sports; on his activities in agricultural development.

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Nevisi, Colonel Yazdan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Personal background; joining the military; structure and functions of the Imperial Guards; duties and working of the Immortal Guard; reminiscences of the imperial court and its working; impressions of the personal traits of the Shah; recollections of the personal qualities of Queen Farah; on the Queen’s duties and travels; preparations for the Shah’s final departure from Iran; on the Shah’s reaction to street demonstrations; recollections of the royal family’s stay in exile in the first months following the Revolution; attitudes of President Sadat of Egypt and King Hasan of Morocco toward the Shah; Shah’s relations with Prime Minister Bakhtiyar while in exile; Shah’s physical condition and psychological perseverance in exile; attempt on the Shah’s life; Shah’s opinion of various Iranian political leaders and government officials.

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Izadi, Ali

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:15 +0000

Personal background and history of employment at the court; on Reza Shah’s personal characteristics and leadership style; reminiscences of Crown Prince Mohammad Reza’s intercession with Reza Shah on behalf of Mohammad Mosaddeq; on Abdol-Hosein Teymurtash and Sardar As`ad Bakhtiyari’s conspiracy against Reza Shah; recollection of Reza Shah’s life in exile; Iran during the events of 1953; reminiscences of Princess Ashraf; structure of the imperial court during Mohammad Reza Shah’s reign.

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Bakhtiyar, Aqa Khan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood; life in the Bakhtiyari tribe; relations between the Bakhtiyaris, the central government and the oil interests in Khuzestan; on the events of 1963-64; on the Entezam brothers, Hosein Ala, Hasan Ali Mansur and Amir Abbas Hoveyda; on the Shah’s persona and his leadership style; on the economic and political conditions of the tribal populations of Iran; on the meeting between President Kennedy and General Teymur Bakhtiyar; reasons for General Bakhtiyar’s dismissal and his later activities outside Iran; on legislations in labor related issues; on the National Iranian Oil Company.

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Amir-Arjomand, Shahrokh

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:25 +0000

Early childhood experiences and family background; involvement with student organizations in the U.S.; return to Iran and teaching career; intellectual ambience of the universities in the 1960s and 1970s; on meeting Queen Farah and joining the circle of her close associates; reminiscences of the activities of the court and its social functions; Shah and the Queen as friends and as individuals; on the Revolution of 1978-79; recollections of the royal family in exile; Shah’s illness and its effect on the political situation.

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