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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (Persian: ثریا اسفندیاری بختیاری, romanized: Sorayâ Esfandiâri-Baxtiâri; 22 June 1932 – 25 October 2001) was Queen of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she married in 1951. Their marriage suffered many pressures, particularly when it became clear that she was infertile.
After an infamous divorce, Queen Soraya of Iran was called “the sad-eyed princess”—but few people know her even darker history.
Feb 13, 2023 · The story goes that the recently divorced prince, who was formerly married to Princess Fawzia of Egypt, had ‘fallen in love’ with a picture of the 18-year-old Soraya and hastily invited her to his palace to have dinner with the queen mother, Tadj ol-Molouk.
Apr 13, 2017 · Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari never imagined that one day she would marry Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and that she would reign over her country, Iran. She was queen for seven years, from 1951 to 1958.
Mar 13, 2018 · Read more about her life as Queen here. Born on 22 June 1932 in the English Missionary Hospital in Isfahan, Iran, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the elder child and only daughter of Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary and his German wife, Eva Karl. Soraya was introduced to the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in 1948.
Mar 5, 2020 · Queen Soraya Tarzi is one of the leaders, innovators, activists, entertainers, athletes and artists who defined the last century. Find out why TIME chose Queen Soraya Tarzi as one of the...
Sep 10, 2020 · “Soraya was the first Afghan lady and queen who began to promote women, educate them and try to give them their rights,” said women’s rights activist and MP Shinkai Karokhail, Afghanistan ...
Jun 28, 2019 · But buried in Afghan history there is a women who deserves to be lauded as one of the world’s early feminists. Her name is Soraya Tarzi, and she should be better known outside of her home country.
Pahlavi, Soraya (1932—) Empress of Iran. Name variations: Princess Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari; Princess Soraya; HM Empress Soraya; Queen of Persia. Born Soraya EsfandiariBakhtiari on June 22, 1932, in Isfahan, Iran; daughter of Khalil Esfandiari Bakhtiari and Eva Karl; educated in Isfahan, England and Switzerland; became second wife of ...
Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari remains one of the saddest and most beautiful figures of royal history, a victim of times and mentalities like so many other women who did not have her outstanding public status.
