Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
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Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, was an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as Iran's Ambassador to West Germany from 1952 to 1961. He was the father of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, the second wife
Khalil Esfandiari
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen of Iran from 1951 to 1958. Their marriage suffered many pressures, particularly when it became clear that she wa
Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
…1901 – 19 January 1983), was an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as Iran's Ambassador to West Germany from 1952 to 1961. He was the father of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, the second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. He was also a Bakhtiari nobleman, belonging to the noble class of Iran. Khalil…
Soraya in 1953
Soraya in childhood with her mother, c. 1935
Wedding in 1951
Soraya and the Shah in 1953