Reza Pahlavi

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Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian political activist and the former Crown Prince of Iran. He is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Pahlavi Shah of Iran, and his wife, Empress Farah. He lives in the United States as a dissident in exile. Born in Tehran, Reza Pahlavi was officially designated Crown Prince of Iran during his father's coronation in 1967. As a cadet in the Imperial Iranian Air Force, he moved to the United States to undergo pilot training at Reese Air Force Base in 1978. The following year, his father left Iran and the monarchy was abolished during the Islamic Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini. In 1980, following the death of his father in exile in Cairo, Reza Pahlavi declared himself Shah of Iran, adopting the title "Reza Shah II", and became active in political opposition to the Islamic Republic from abroad. In 2013, he co-founded the Iran National Council (INC). Reza Pahlavi has advocated holding a nationwide referendum to determine the country...

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