Death of HIM The Shah 1980

[Alicky]

As far as his sister, I guess you mean Princess Ashraf lol, I don't think the Shah would have ever stood up to her. Not only were they very close, but I don't think anyone would have stood up to Princess Ashraf. Plus, people say that he would have been lost (politically and emotionally) without her.

And Reza's Court Minister Asadollah Alam (another trusted friend) tells the same story I did. Shahnaz apparently did become very religious, I'm not sure when the change took over, do you think Fardoost wrote this after the change?

[iowabelle]

What past was Farah trying to hide??

[cute_girl]

Originally Posted by Alicky

And Reza's Court Minister Asadollah Alam (another trusted friend) tells the same story I did. Shahnaz apparently did become very religious, I'm not sure when the change took over, do you think Fardoost wrote this after the change?

yea he wrote his book after the revolution.another good source is the book written by Ahmad,Anssari Farah's cousin.I highly recommend it.

[cute_girl]

Originally Posted by iowabelle

What past was Farah trying to hide??

she had an affair(not a loving affiar of course)with by Ardeshir Zahedi (shahnaz's husband) to earn her living expenses.

[cute_girl]

this picture http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=174213
isnt certainly from shah's funeral.because the man in middle in Hoveida,the prime minister who at the time of death of Mohammad Reza was eighter jailed or killed.

[iowabelle]

Originally Posted by cute_girl

she had an affair(not a loving affiar of course)with by Ardeshir Zahedi (shahnaz's husband) to earn her living expenses.

I never heard that before. I thought she was a student or something when the Shah picked her out.

[cute_girl]

in all the books written by Shah's generals and friends you can read this story.
she was a student and engaged to her cousin who supported her,once she started seeing another man he stopped supporting her,so she left paris for a while to do something for her living(her father was dead and hadnt left anything but loans and her mom was a tailor).
in Tehran she was told that General Zahedi is very generous to girls who surrender themselves to him,as a last resort she tried that.
Zahedi and his father were very powerful and had helped shah a lot in coup-detat and shah was supposed to be indebted to them,actually he was a weak man who didnt want to admit this and the fact that the he couldnt make right desicions without help of them.also he was jealous that CIA trusted Zahedi more and besides he'd kept shah's daughter as a hostage!and that weakend shah's postion more and more.
on the other side Zahedi didnt like the ignorence and selfishness of Shah,after a quarrel,to ruin his false pride,he decided to humiliate him with choosing shah a wife who'd slept with Zahedi before,so he interduced the two to each other,and pushed shah into this marriage by saying that "this girl isnt from a noble family like your previous wives so isnt going to expect much of you and will be a homebody person,wont nagg if you have misstresses,wont interfere with your decisions,will have no power and will only bring up her children.she isnt beautifull so the chances of her having affair with other men is less,poor people wont rebel against you if you marry on of them..."so shah accepted.Zahedi was the worst of husbands,threatening Shahnaz to death if she opens her mouth.
during years very geniunly Zahedi spread the secret through courtiers and army generals,and as one night in a party in his villa named Hesarak he'd shown Farah to his friends,everyone started to whisper about Farah,soon she became unpopluar.
Shah begged him to go away and to divorce her daughter,Zahedi who had insulted Shah in the best way possible agreed and left for USA as an ambassador with a winning smile.
this the brief story of what I've heard and read.

[altagrace]

Regarding: " this picture http://www.theroyalforums.com/forum...chmentid=174213
isnt certainly from shah's funeral.because the man in middle in Hoveida,the prime minister who at the time of death of Mohammad Reza was eighter jailed or killed."

The man in the middle is former US president Richard Nixon. An yes he was at the funeral.

[Alicky]

Originally Posted by altagrace

Regarding: " this picture http://www.theroyalforums.com/forum...chmentid=174213
isnt certainly from shah's funeral.because the man in middle in Hoveida,the prime minister who at the time of death of Mohammad Reza was eighter jailed or killed."

The man in the middle is former US president Richard Nixon. An yes he was at the funeral.

LOL, I didn't look at the link before, that certainly is Nixon there. Here's more of Nixon at the funeral. Corbis provided.

http://pro.corbis.com/popup/Enlargem...8-d028b6daf6e3}

http://pro.corbis.com/popup/Enlargem...9-cbebf0774f97}

[cute_girl]

if you're sure it's Nixon then maybe it's me who is wrong.

[Ghazy]

I think some of you could be interested in this :


Women and love<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">

[pinkie40]

I was glad to find this thread. As a Texan myself, the Shah's death was sad (and well remembered) because he had been treated in San Antonio prior to his death. I hope he and his wife were comfortable for the short time they were here...

I believe a year later, his son and heir trained in Texas....

What was the name of the book his sister Asraf wrote? Is she still alive?

[salma]

Originally Posted by pinkie40

What was the name of the book his sister Asraf wrote? Is she still alive?

The book´s name it´s: Faces in a Mirror

[Aryan]

The book's name is: Faces in a Mirror, and HIH Princess Ashraf is still alive, her official site is: Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran - Site