Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary |
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| Queen consort of Iran | |||||
| Tenure | 12 February 1951 – 15 March 1958 | ||||
| Born | 22 June 1932 Esfahan, Persia |
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| Died | 26 October 2001 (aged 69) Paris, France |
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| Burial | Westfriedhof, Munich, Germany | ||||
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| Father | Khalil Esfandiary Bakhtiary | ||||
| Mother | Eva Karl | ||||
| Religion | Christianity | ||||
| Occupation | Actress (1965) | ||||
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 died on 26 October 2001 in her apartment in Paris, France; she was 69.
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Soraya in childhood with her mother, c. 1935
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Queen Soraya in 1956
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Soraya and Shah in 1953
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Shah lighting cigarette for his wife Soraya
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Soraya at Noordwijk beach after her divorce, August 1959
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Soraya in 1953
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Statue of Soraya, by Renato Signorini in 1955
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