Yasmine Pahlavi
| Yasmine Pahlavi | |
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| Spouse | Reza Pahlavi |
| Issue | |
| Princess Noor Princess Iman Princess Farah |
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| Full name | |
| Yasmin Etemad-Amini | |
| House | Pahlavi |
| Father | Abdullah Etemad-Amini |
| Mother | Forough Eftekhari |
| Born | 26 July 1968 Tehran, Iran |
| Religion | Shi'ite Muslim |
Yasmine Pahlavi (born Etemad-Amini, 26 July 1968; Persian: یاسمین پهلوی) is the wife of Reza Pahlavi, the last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran.
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[edit] Biography
Yasmine Etemad Amini was born in Pars Hospital in Tehran, Iran on July 26, 1968.[1] She attended the private Tehran Community School in Tehran until the rising tensions in the late 1970s forced her family to leave Iran permanently. They settled in the San Francisco area in California where she attended and matriculated Notre Dame High School.
She is a graduate of The George Washington University, obtaining a B.A. in Political Science, and Doctorate in Jurisprudence from The George Washington University Law School. She is a member of the Maryland Bar Association.[2] She worked for ten years as a staff attorney for Children's Law Center in Washington, DC, representing the rights of at-risk youth.
She is the Founder and a Director of the Foundation for the Children of Iran.[3] Started in 1991, the Foundation's mission is to marshal the considerable resources and goodwill of the Iranian diaspora coupled with remarkable expertise and generosity of the American medical community to treat Iranian children suffering from complex medical conditions. Organized under the 501(c)(3) rules of Internal Revenue Service, the Foundation has faithfully fulfilled its mission restoring the health and quality of life for scores of Iranian children regardless of race, religion, or political affiliations.
[edit] Marriage and children
Yasmine married Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi on June 12, 1986, and the couple has three daughters:
- HIH Princess Noor Pahlavi, born 3 April 1992
- HIH Princess Iman Pahlavi, born 12 September 1993
- HIH Princess Farah Pahlavi, born 17 January 2004
The family lives in exile.
[edit] Politics
Yasmine Pahlavi has been a vocal supporter of the democracy movement in Iran, appearing at several pro-democracy rallies occurring after the 2009 election upheaval in Iran.[4][5]
Extended imperial family
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[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- Official site of Reza Pahlavi
- Official site of the Foundation for the Children of Iran, which Yasmine Pahlavi founded
[edit] References
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Yasmine Pahlavi
Born: 26 July 1968 |
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| Preceded by Farah Pahlavi |
— TITULAR — Empress Consort of Iran 12 June 1986 - present 25 years, 234 days Reason for succession failure: Monarchy abolished in 1979 |
Incumbent Heir: N/A |
- Pahlavi dynasty
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Iranian royalty
- Iranian emigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Washington, D.C. lawyers
- American people of Iranian descent
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- George Washington University alumni
- Iranian women royalty
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
