Have a look at the bio, family, religion and net worth of Reza Pahlavi
With tensions flaring up between Iran and Israel, Reza Pahlavi, who is the exiled crown prince of Iran, is reportedly turning up the heat on the Islamic Republic, find out more below.
With the current regime falling apart, Pahlavi has insisted that the Iranian people take back their country.
Who is Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s Crown Prince, biography, age, family, father, wife, daughters, education, religion and net worth
The Islamic Republic has come to its end and is collapsing. What has begun is irreversible. The future is bright, and together we will turn the page of history. Now is the time to stand up; the time to reclaim Iran. May I be with you soon. pic.twitter.com/qrbnDmf8SX
— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) June 17, 2025
Will we soon see Reza Pahlavi crowned the new Shah of Iran, King of Kings, and Light of the Aryans?
Will the Lion again come to rest up on the throne of the Persians? https://t.co/NAKSZwUGXS pic.twitter.com/8vz0WAeYIe
— Robert Kearney (@Robkearney1981) June 17, 2025
Reza Pahlavi recently spoke from abroad, claiming that the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has lost his grip and gone into hiding.
Reza Pahlavi calls for a change in regime
As the situation between Iran and Israel escalates, Reza Pahlavi has called for a regime change in Tehran. He recently posted on X, claiming that Ayatollah Khamenei has “gone underground” and no longer controls the country. During the Israeli-American Council summit back in September 2024, he urged Iranians to unite with the free world and put an end to the Islamic Republic’s rule. Pahlavi has also come out and accused the current government of dragging Iran into war, saying:
Iran is yours and yours to reclaim.”
Aside from making appeals to the public, he has also appealed directly to Iran’s military and police to abandon the regime and join the people.
Reza Pahlavi biography and age
Reza Pahlavi is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Shah, who was born in 1960. He was Iran’s crown prince up until the revolution in 1979, and has lived in exile in the United States ever since. He is currently 65 years old and remains a prominent voice among the Iranian diaspora. While Reza doesn’t push to restore the monarchy, he has actively advocated for a change in regime and a democratic transition.
Reza Pahlavi was born in Tehran, Iran on October 31, 1960 as the heir to the late Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran and Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran and was officially named Crown Prince in 1967 at the time of his father’s coronation.
His four siblings include his half-sister, Shahnaz Pahlavi (October 27, 1940), sister Farahnaz Pahlavi (March 12, 1963), brother Ali-Reza Pahlavi (April 28, 1966-January 4, 2011), and sister Leila Pahlavi (March 27, 1970 – June 10, 2001).
Reza Pahlavi is a Twelver Shia Muslim and is the son of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and Farah Diba. While his net worth isn’t known, his father was worth $2 billion.
Education
Reza Pahlavi received his early education in Iran before going into exile with his family after the revolution. He later attended various schools across the U.S., including military training at the U.S. Air Force Academy. However, he could not complete his military education due to political upheaval in Iran. He has since dedicated his academic and public life to political activism and international relations.
Pahlavi completed the United States Air Force Training Program and during his first exile years, he continued and completed his higher education with a degree in political science from the University of Southern California.
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Profession and career
While Reza Pahlavi has never held public office, he is a renowned political activist and spokesperson for Iranian democratic aspirations. Reza frequently speaks at international forums and publishes statements, as well as meets with global leaders pushing for a peaceful regime change in Iran. Although critics have viewed him as a symbolic figure with no real political leverage inside Iran, many of his supporters see him as a transitional leader who can unite the Iranians in a post-regime period.
Wife and children
Reza Pahlavi is married to his wife, Yasmine Pahlavi, who is an Iranian-American lawyer and humanitarian. Reza and Yasmine currently have three daughters together. Over the years, Yasmine has played a visible role in Pahlavi’s public life and activism, actively supporting him from behind the scenes. Reza and his family currently reside together in the United States and remain active in exile politics.
He married Yasmine Etemad-Amini on June 12, 1986 and they have three daughters: Noor Pahlavi (born April 3, 1992), Iman Pahlavi (born September 12, 1993), and Farah Pahlavi (born January 17, 2004).
Statement: Princess Iman Pahlavi Marries
Paris, France — Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Princess Yasmine are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Princess Iman Laya Pahlavi, to Mr. Bradley Sherman. The first wedding of a grandchild of the late Shah Mohammad Reza… pic.twitter.com/P7cacBZc2Q
— Reza Pahlavi Communications (@PahlaviComms) June 9, 2025
His daughter, Princess Iman Laya Pahlavi got married to Mr. Bradley Sherman n a traditional Iranian ceremony in the presence of Her Imperial Majesty Empress Farah Pahlavi and close family and friends in June 2025.
Yasmine Pahlavi graduated from The George Washington University in Washington, DC, obtaining a B.A. in Political Science; and later, a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from The George Washington University Law School and worked for ten years as a staff attorney for the Children’s Law Center in Washington, DC, representing the rights and cases of hundreds youth in the DC family courts system.
In 1991 she co-founded, and for 23 years was the Director of, the Foundation for the Children of Iran to provide critical health care services to Iranian children or children of Iranian origin.
The Qajars and the Pahlavis
Iran has a modern political history largely shaped by two royal dynasties: the Qajars and the Pahlavis. The Qajar dynasty ruled from 1794 to 1925, but their rule was marked by corruption, foreign influence, and a loss of territory to Russia and Britain. A weak governance seemingly triggered the Constitutional Revolution in 1906, but it failed to reform the monarchy.
Several years later, in 1921, Reza Khan, who was a military officer back then, seized power and officially ended the Qajar rule in 1925. Following which he became Reza Shah Pahlavi, and under his rule, he pushed through widespread modernization—building roads, schools, and a centralized army. Despite the success of his reign, it came to an end in 1941 after the Allies forced him to step down due to his ties with Nazi Germany.
His son, Mohammad Reza Shah, eventually took over and ruled until the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Under his rule, Iran aligned closely with the West, implementing sweeping reforms under the White Revolution and strengthening ties with the U.S. and Israel. However, all of these changes grew repression and a backlash to westernization, which eventually toppled the regime.
Now based in the United States, Pahlavi leads the National Council of Iran, an exiled opposition group and a longstanding critic of the Islamic Republic, he has previously advocated for a peaceful transition to a secular, democratic government.
Before they install him, Reza Pahlavi had to prove his loyalty to Israel, so he handed over his oldest daughter, so that Iran's future kings and queens would be halakhically Jewish, ensuring Iran would no longer be a threat. pic.twitter.com/b9JKzO2pnP
— شرقزده sharghzadeh (@sharghzadeh) June 18, 2025