Question

When did the Shah of Iran(Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) come to power?
(Must have 5 bullet points)

Answer 1

• Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi came to power in Iran in 1941, after the forced abdication of his father, Shah Reza Pahlavi.
• He was installed by the British and Soviet forces, during their joint occupation of Iran in World War II.
• The young shah was only 22 years old when he first assumed the throne.
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ruled as an authoritarian leader for 38 years until he was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
• His reign was marked by a series of modernization policies that brought changes to the social, economic and political aspects of the country, but also with a suppression of political dissent, censorship, and human rights violations.