Leila Pahlavi
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| Leila Pahlavi | |||||
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| Born | 27 March 1970 Tehran, Iran | ||||
| Died | 10 June 2001 (aged 31) London, United Kingdom | ||||
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| House | Pahlavi | ||||
| Father | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | ||||
| Mother | Farah Diba | ||||
Leila Pahlavi (Persian: لیلا پهلوی, 27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001) was a princess of Iran and the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Farah Pahlavi.
On 10 June 2001, Pahlavi was found dead in her room in Leonard Hotel in London by her doctor.[1] She was found to have more than five times the lethal dose of barbiturate and cocaine.[2] She was found in bed and she suffered from anorexia and bulimia.[3]
Leila Pahlavi Media
Leila (left) with her elder brother Ali Reza (right) at Niavaran Palace, taken prior to 1979
Leila, a few months before her death, in 2001
Grave of Leila Pahlavi in Passy Cemetery, Paris, France
References
- ↑ Shah's daughter found dead. BBC News. 12 June 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1384283.stm. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ↑ Tweedie, Neil (26 July 2001). "Shah's daughter stole to fuel her drug habit". The Times. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1335290/Shahs-daughter-stole-to-fuel-her-drug-habit.html. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ Tweedie, Neil (26 July 2001). "Shah's daughter stole to fuel her drug habit". Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1335290/Shahs-daughter-stole-to-fuel-her-drug-habit.html. Retrieved 4 September 2016.