Esmat (d. 1995)

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Esmat (d. 1995)

Queen of Iran. Name variations: Esmat Dowlatshahi or Dolatshahi. Born Esmat-el-Molouk of Qajar descent; died July 24, 1995; dau. of a Qajar prince, Mojalal-ed-Dowleh (also seen as Mojalal al-Doleh); sister of Ashraf Saltaneh II; became last wife of Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944, shah of Iran), 1923; children: Abdul Reza Pahlavi (1924–2004), Ahmad Reza Pahlavi (b, 1925), Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi (b. 1926), Fatimeh Pahlevi (b. 1928) and Hamid Reza Pahlavi (b. 1932).

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