(Encyclopedia) Khatami, MohammadKhatami, Mohammadkhätˈämē [key], 1943–, Iranian religious and political leader. From a prominent clerical family, Khatami opposed the regime of Muhammad Reza Shah…
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(Encyclopedia) Reza Shah PahleviReza Shah Pahlevirēˈzä shä päˈləvē [key], 1878–1944, shah of Iran (1925–41). He began his career as an army officer and gained a reputation for valor and leadership.…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Iranian Relations PEOPLEThe 1979 Islamic revolution and the 1980-…
(Encyclopedia) Muhammad Reza Shah PahleviMuhammad Reza Shah Pahlevim&oomacr;hämˈmäd rĭzä shä păˈləvē [key], 1919–80, shah of Iran (1941–79). Educated in Switzerland, he returned (1935) to Iran to…
Afghan KingDied: July 20, 2007 (Kabul, Afghanistan) Best Known as: former King of Afghanistan Former king of Afghanistan, who earned the title âfather of the…
(Encyclopedia) Ahmad MirzaAhmad Mirzaäkhmädˈ mērzäˈ [key], 1898–1930, shah of Persia (1909–25), son of Muhammad Ali. The last of the Qajar dynasty, he came to power as a result of a coup against his…
