Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi
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Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi (Persian: شهناز پهلوی , Shahnâz Pahlavi or Šahnāz Pahlavi, born October 27, 1940) is the first child of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his first wife, Fawzia of Egypt. A former Princess of Iran, she was born in Tehran and lives in Switzerland.
She was married to Ardeshir Zahedi, one time Iranian Foreign Minister and twice Iranian Ambassador to the United States ( 1957 - 1964 and 1972-1979). They have one daughter, Princess (styled ‘‘ Wala Gohar ‘‘) Zahra Mahnaz (born December 2, 1958).
Shahnaz later married Khosrow Jahanbani in February 1971. They have one son, Keykhosrow (born 1971), and one daughter, Fawzieh (born 1973).
She is the half-sister of Reza Pahlavi, Farahnaz Pahlavi, Ali Reza Pahlavi II, and the late Leila Pahlavi. Her maternal grandparents are king Fuad I and queen Nazli of Egypt and her paternal grandparents are Reza shah Pahlavi and queen Tajelmolook of Iran,she is also the niece of Farouk I of Egypt.
[edit] External links
- Historical Images
- Family Pictures
- Ardeshir Zahedi web site in Farsi (Persian) containing photos & video
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