Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (Persian: ثریا اسفندیاری بختیاری; 22 June 1932 – 26 October 2001) was the queen consort of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she married in 1951.
| Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary | |||||
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| Queen consort of Iran | |||||
| 12 February 1951 – 15 March 1958 | |||||
| Born | 22 June 1932 Esfahan, Persia | ||||
| Died | 26 October 2001 (aged 69) Paris, France | ||||
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| Father | Khalil Esfandiary Bakhtiary | ||||
| Mother | Eva Karl | ||||
| Religion | Christianity | ||||
| Occupation | Actress (1965) | ||||
Soraya died on 26 October 2001 in her apartment in Paris, France; she was 69.[1][2]
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary Media
Soraya in childhood with her mother, c. 1935
Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Iran, who arrived in New Delhi on February 16, 1956, on a three-week tour of this country at the invitation of the Government of India. Photo Number:-50493; DPIO(E) / Feb,1956 / A10z
Soraya and the Shah in 1953
Shah lighting a cigarette for his wife Soraya
Soraya at Noordwijk beach after her divorce, August 1959
Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiary, kurz nach ihrer Trennung von Gunter Sachs bei eiem Wohltätigkeitsbankett.
Grave of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary in Munich, 5th Grave in Quarter Nr. 143 in front of the Quarter Nr. 149
Statue of Soraya, by Renato Signorini in 1955
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References
- ↑ Soraya, the second wife of Shah of Iran, dies. 26 October 2001. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Soraya%2c+the+second+wife+of+Shah+of+Iran%2c+dies.-a079470137. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ Wife of Former Shah of Iran Dies. Paris. 25 October 2001. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20011025/aponline212922_000.htm. Retrieved 16 July 2013.