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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| Spouse | Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi (m. 1951; div. 1958) | ||||
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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
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.