Mehrdad Pahlbod
Mehrdad Pahlbod (Persian: مهرداد پهلبد; 16 March 1917 – 9 August 2018) was an Iranian politician. He served as the Minister of Culture and Arts from 1964 to 1978. He was the first culture minister of Iran. He was a member of the Iranian royal family through his marriage to Shams Pahlavi, the sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
| Mehrdad Pahlbod | |
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| Born | 16 March 1917 Tehran, Persia |
| Died | 9 August 2018 (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Shams Pahlavi (m. 1945; w. 1996) |
| Issue | Prince Shahbaz Prince Shahyar Princess Shahrazad |
| Father | Nasrollah Minbashian |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
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| Alma mater | Firooz Bahram High School University of Lausanne |
Pahlbod was born in Tehran. He married Shams Pahlavi in 1945. They also became Roman Catholics in the 1940s. Pahlavi died in 1996.
Pahlbod turned 100 in 2017. He died on 9 August 2018 in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was 101.[1]
References
- ↑ "مهرداد پهلبد، وزیر فرهنگ و هنر دوران پهلوی و داماد رضا شاه، در لُس آنجلس درگذشت" (in فارسی). RFI. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.