Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1919 – 1980 Iranian Shah of Iran, monarch
The Shah of Iran, restored to power by the 1953 coup and ruling until the 1979 revolution.
- Religion
- Shia Muslim
- Affiliations
- Pahlavi dynasty; close ties to the United States and Britain
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran as Shah from 1941 until 1979. His power was consolidated after the 1953 coup that removed Mossadegh, and his reign leaned heavily on US and British support and the SAVAK secret police. Growing repression and inequality fed the 1979 revolution that forced him into exile, where he died the following year.
Connections
- ally of Kermit Roosevelt Jr. — Worked to restore him to full power.
- rival of Mohammad Mossadegh — Regained full power when the coup removed him.
- rival of Mohammad Mossadegh — The Shah was restored to full power by the coup that removed him.
In the timeline
- 1953 Operation Ajax overthrows Mossadegh restored to full power by the coup
- 1953 Operation Ajax overthrows Mossadegh restored to full power by the coup
- 1953 The Anglo-American coup topples Mossadegh mentioned
- 1953 The 1953 coup restores the Shah mentioned
- 1953 The Shah is restored to power in Iran mentioned
- 1979 The Iranian Revolution topples the Shah mentioned