Farah Pahlavi is a member of the Iranian royal family (the Pahlavi dynasty) best known for serving as Queen of Iran from 1959 until 1979 when her husband and the Sha of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution.
She was the only child of Farideh Ghotbi and Captain Sohrab Diba. She got married to Shah Mohammed Reza in 1959 and bore him four children, including Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran.
After her husband the Shah of Iran was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution of 1979, she and her family were forced into exile.
Her daughter Princess Leila, who was suffering from anorexia and depression, died tragically at the age of 31 from a drug overdose.
Her second son, Prince Ali-Reza, committed suicide in 2011 after battling with depression for years. He was 44 years old.
Farah Pahlavi is a famous Iranian wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was born on October 14, 1938. As a person born on this date, Farah Pahlavi is listed in our database as the 16th most popular celebrity for the day (October 14) and the 29th most popular for the year (1938).
People born on October 14 fall under the Zodiac sign of Libra, the Scales. Farah Pahlavi is the 492nd most popular Libra.
Aside from information specific to Farah Pahlavi's birthday, Farah Pahlavi is the 4th most famous Iranian and ranks 10th in famous people born in Tehran, Iran.
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