Irandokht

Irandokht (Persian: ایراندخت; 1915–1984) was a princess of Persia.

Irandokht
Princess of Persia
Born17 November 1915
Tehran, Qajar Iran[1]
Died1984 (aged 68–69)
Tehran, Iran
SpouseAbbas Faroughy
Names
Irandokht Qajar[1]
DynastyQajar
FatherAhmad Shah Qajar
MotherBadr al-Molouk
ReligionShia Islam

She was the first child of Ahmad Shah Qajar and Badr al-Molouk.[2] She was princess of Persia before leaving the country with her parents when she was 10 years old, when her father was deposed in 1925.

While Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was in Switzerland for his education, he saw Irandokht and fell in love with her and told his father, Reza Shah about her. After Irandokht's arrival in Tehran, Reza Shah would not allow them to get married. Following his divorce from Fawzia of Egypt, the now-Shah seems to have again considered marrying Irandokht, who was by then also separated from her first husband, but was dissuaded by the fact that she had already had three children.[3]

Indeed, as she had returned to Europe, she had married Abbas Faroughy. She is survived by three grandchildren: Mariam, Darius and Cyrus[4]

References
  1. "Historical biographies and events". qajarwomen (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. "Irandokht, Ahmad shah's beautiful daughter \". saten (in Persian). saten. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. "Ahmad shah's beautiful girl". Zibashahr (in Persian). 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. Soleimani, Mohammadhasan. "Qajar Princess". Qoqnus. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  • Media related to Irandokht at Wikimedia Commons
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