Farah Diba

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Farah Diba is the former Empress (Shahbanu) of Iran, known for her marriage to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and her prominent role in Iran’s cultural and social modernization before the 1979 revolution.

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Farah Diba canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shahbanu of Iran
empress consort
person
activeIn charitable foundations in exile
associatedWith Pahlavi dynasty
birthCountry Iran
birthDate 1938-10-14
birthName Farah Diba self-link
birthPlace Tehran
child Ali-Reza Pahlavi
Farahnaz Pahlavi
Leila Pahlavi
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
surface form: Reza Pahlavi II
countryOfCitizenship Iran
educatedAt French Jeanne d’Arc School in Tehran
Italian School in Tehran
educatedIn Paris
education École Spéciale d’Architecture
era Pahlavi dynasty
fieldOfActivity cultural patronage
philanthropy
social welfare
knownFor being the last Empress of Iran
patronage of arts and culture in Iran
philanthropic activities
support for women’s education in Iran
languageSpoken English
French
Persian
marriageDate 1959-12-21
monarchDuringReign Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
motherTongue Persian
name Farah Diba self-link
Farah Pahlavi
notableEvent Iranian Revolution
surface form: Iranian Revolution of 1979
notableWork memoirs about life as Empress of Iran
positionHeld Farah Pahlavi
surface form: Empress of Iran

Queen consort of Iran
predecessorAsQueenConsort Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
religion Shia Islam
residence Paris
exile in France
roleIn cultural modernization of Iran
social modernization of Iran
spouse Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
statusAfter1979 lived in exile
title Farah Pahlavi
surface form: Empress of Iran

Queen of Iran
Queen of Iran
surface form: Shahbanu of Iran

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi spouse Farah Diba
Farah Diba name Farah Diba self-link
Farah Diba birthName Farah Diba self-link