Princess Soraya
(1932-2001)
Iranian queen
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (Persian: ثریا اسفندیاری بختیاری, Sorayâ Esfandiâri-Baxtyâri; 22 June 1932 – 25 October 2001) 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 was infertile. She rejected the Shah's suggestion that he might take a second wife in order to produce an heir, as he rejected her suggestion that he might abdicate in favor of his half-brother. In March 1958, their divorce was announced. After a brief career as an actress, and a liaison with Italian film director Franco Indovina, Soraya lived alone in Paris until her death.
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Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari 22 June 1932 Isfahan, Persia Iran
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| Died |
5 October 2001 (aged 69) Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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