Mohammad Reza Shah

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until his overthrow in 1979. He was born in 1919 in Tehran, Iran, and died in 1980 in Egypt. Shah Pahlavi was a member of the Pahlavi dynasty, which had ruled Iran since the early 20th century. He implemented significant modernization and economic reforms, but his rule was also marked by authoritarianism and corruption. Shah Pahlavi's legacy is complex and contested, with some viewing him as a symbol of Iranian modernity and others as a symbol of foreign domination.