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Princess Ashraf
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Born (1919-10-26)26 October 1919
Tehran, Persia
Died 7 January 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 96)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Burial 14 January 2016
Monaco Cemetery
Spouse
Ali Ghavam
(m. 1937; div. 1942)
Ahmad Shafiq
(m. 1944; div. 1960)
Mehdi Bushehri
(m. 1960)
Issue
  • Prince Shahram Pahlavi-Nia
  • Prince Shahriar Shafiq
  • Princess Azadeh Shafiq
Full name
English: Ashraf ol-Molouk
Persian: اشرف الملوک
House Pahlavi
Father Reza Shah
Mother Tadj ol-Molouk

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi (Persian: اشرف پهلوی / Aŝraf Pahlawi, 26 October 1919 – 7 January 2016), was the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran (Persia) and a member of the Pahlavi Dynasty. She was born in Tehran. She was thought to be the "power behind her brother" and was instrumental in the 1953 coup which led to him taking the throne. She served her brother as a palace adviser and was a strong advocate for women's rights.

Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she lived in exile in New York City, Paris and Monte Carlo and remained outspoken on her country's politics.

Pahlavi died in Monte Carlo, Monaco at the age of 96.

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