Ali Reza Pahlavi (born 1922)
Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi شهزاده علی رضا پهلوی | |||||
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Prince of Iran | |||||
Born | Tehran, Persia | 1 March 1922||||
Died | 17 October 1954 Walthamstow, Essex | (aged 32)||||
Spouse | Christiane Cholewski | ||||
Issue | Patrick Ali Pahlavi | ||||
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House | House of Pahlavi | ||||
Father | Rezā Shāh | ||||
Mother | Tadj ol-Molouk |
Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi (1 March 1922 – 17 October 1954) was the second son of Reza Shah Pahlavi, deposed Shah of Iran, and the brother of the Shah Mohammad Reza. He was a member of the Pahlavi dynasty.[1]
Biography
Ali Reza Pahlavi studied political science at Harvard University.[1] Following Reza Shah's deposition and exile, Ali Reza accompanied his father into exile in Mauritius and then into Johannesburg, South Africa.
He was married to Christiane Cholewska; their son is Patrick Ali Pahlavi (aka "Prince Ali", born 1 September 1947)[2] although no record of his parents' 20 November 1946 wedding in the 16th arrondissement of Paris is on official record there.[3] The couple divorced in 1948.[3]
Ali Reza was killed on 17 October 1954 in a flying accident in the Alborz Mountains.[3][4]
Honours
National honours
- Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Pahlavi[5]
- Order of Military Merit, First Class (1937)[5]
- Order of Military Merit, Second Class (1937)[5]
- Order of Glory, First Class (1937)[5]
Foreign honours
- Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (28/02/1949)[5]
- Member First Class of the Order of the Supreme Sun[5]
References
- ^ a b Ali Akbar Dareini (1 January 1999). The Rise and Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty: Memoirs of Former General Hussein Fardust. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 123. ISBN 978-81-208-1642-8. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ Ali Pahlavi. About, Biography Facebook
- ^ a b c Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1980). Burke’s Royal Families of the World: Volume II Africa & the Middle East. p. 149. ISBN 0-85011-029-7.
- ^ Cockcroft, James D (1989). Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 9781555468477.
- ^ a b c d e f Royal Ark