I wanted to build up Iran while we still had oil and thus to guarantee the life of the country after our oil reserves were exhausted. Therein lay the… - Mohammad Reza I of Iran
" "I wanted to build up Iran while we still had oil and thus to guarantee the life of the country after our oil reserves were exhausted. Therein lay the solution. We had to move fast, we had no time to spare. Finally, it is unquestionable that the oil lobby contributed actively to my downfall.
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About Mohammad Reza I of Iran
Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi (Persian: محمدرضا شاه پهلوی, pronounced [mohæmmæd-rezɒː-ʃɒːh-e pæhlæviː]) (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from 1941 until he was deposed in 1979 by the Islamic Revolution. He died in exile in Egypt.
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Native Name:
محمد رضا پهلوی
Alternative Names:
Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavī
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Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Shah of Iran Moḥammad Rezā Shāh
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Shah of Iran Muhammed Reza Pahlavi
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Mohammed Reza, Shah of Iran Pahlavi
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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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Mohammedreza pahlavi
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