Pictory

Nice photo

Yes, that does appear to be HIH, Prince Abdol Reza Pahlavi. I believe he passed away in 2004.

Is your father Shamaizadeh?

Honestly m8, Doesn't he looks like shamaizadeh?, ye dokhtar daram shaaah nadareh.......

QUIZE

This is no comment. It is a quize. I could not finde the appropriate place to write the quize.
I have read many times as was asked if anybody has a quize. I have one:
Who is Prof. Richard Nelson Frye? and
Which request does he have on Iran? and
how comes he knows about Sayanderud?
Hier is a Help to solve the quize: he knows about Isfahan ( but this knoledge poses everybody!)

neckies

They dident hidden their faces behind beards and: WORKED FOR STRANGERS, which in reality controlled ianians lives, these AJNABIS are not any more among us
thanks God i say. he may bless all of us, my best greetings FM

your father worked for Prince?

Dont worry, be happy. If the gentelman in picture, your father, has not killed and tortured any body so there is no danger for him. Think for example on general fardust. Or so many other peaple, hwo worked - in fact - for americans and afterwords could join the revutionary government. Nowadays are more serius problems to solve for our country than to look after who has worked for whom in the ancienttime of the last iranian king. Or as they use to say hier in germany: DER LETZTE PERSERKÖNIG: In fact he would be the lastone. my best greetings FM

More than neckties and being chic

An answer to comment by boooogh...

- Besides their "cravats" (an accessory of Iranian origin //tinyurl.com/ysg4pk) you could see their faces which aren't hidden behind beards. They lived with religious freedom and choice. Over a million international professionals came to in their Iran to build and work with them.

- Their Rial was accepted internationally as cash at hotels and shops. (Corruption and ineptitude devaluates a currency, hence today's rate.) They were respected and admired internationally. They made and enjoyed wine--legally--as we had done for thousands of years before Europeans.

- Their respect and treatment of women wasn't based on dress, or revealing skin or hair. Their female counterparts gained the right to vote--an equal vote--several years before American women.

- They built the Universities that mullahs shut down. Their administration inspired, designed, and built landmarks that were later renamed Meyduneh "Azadi" while jail cells were filling with journalists and prominent people were killed. If they were still Iran's leaders, people in Tehran could read this. Call it Shahyad, or Azadi as a tribute to what they had, because that is how they lived and prospered.

-- Thanks to John N for the post.

Those were better times

Back then, when people learned you were Iranian, they treated you like royalty. We held our heads high. Now, ...............

Conservationists

I can not understand Pahlavi haters; Iran of 2007 is better?

Although the Shah and his family were a bunch of do nothin whore monger ass kissers, I would not trade 1 second of those days for the entire Islamic Republic of now.

In the Islamic Republic what they do with asses of men and young boys is not kissing. 80% of Ayatollahs, mullahs and the dastmal yazdi keshan high up in the government are bache baz.

What Iran needs now is another Reza Shah.

Blocked!

Just an FYI- Iranian.com is actually blocked in Iran unless you have a passing filter tool installed on your machine. I thought the readers may be interested to know! I wonder however, to what extend the officials view this site and how regularly.

Ghool

Hi Ghool;

I love your comments.  You're one of the few people around who gets it!

Prince Abdol-Reza

 The prince is Abdol-Reza one of the shah's half-brothers.

There in the Simorgh's radiant face they saw

Themselves, the Simorgh of the world-with awe

They gazed, and dared at last to comprehend

They were the Simorgh and the  journey's end.

Great and nostalgic photo....

Thank you for posting the photo..

This was a period when it was an honor to be from Iran.

God bless your father and all those patriotic individuals who served Iran
with honor.

kiss ass (verb, noun, see Pahlavi)

That was a kiss ass (//www.gurujeff.com/kissass.html) era if i ever saw one!

"kiss ass" Vulgar Slang



To act submissively or obsequiously in order to gain favor.

The only difference between them and the current leeches runnning iran is the TIES!!

Very Interesting Photo of the Great Era of Persia

The person to the right of the prince is the late Manoucher Marzban, the ambassador to Sweden, and Thaland, himself a great Iranian.  The bald guy to the left of the prince I believe looks like Ahmad Ahmadi, the last secretary of agriculture in Amouzegar's administration.  A very interesting Photo of the halcyon days of Persia's great days.

Rubbish

There is plenty to be proud about but it's a waste of time to debate it with people with ignorant mind like you. As for RACISM it's all in your head puncho. Iranian people are not racist, they never were racist and hopefuuly they will never be. It's people like you with menthal issues who contastnly do yek kalagh chehel kalagh. go see a doctor!

Si, Si Tres Tres Cool !!!

Then what is he doing in Iran ? He has not fled the country.

And Anyhow the monarchy will come back to Iran sooner or Later cause the Mullah's have ruined the country of Cyrus the Great's reputation. As for Thieves, well look what the current president is doing :  selling our economy to the Arab Sheiks. 

//iranian.com/main/singlepage/2007/maaaaashaallaa

A Shiek may be a Shiek but a Persian Diplomat is CHIC !

Hee, Hee ...

THUGS... nothing interesting...

As FOAD also said... the Pahlavi era is nothing to be proud of. They brought Iran corruption and promoted RACISM that still resonates among some Iranians.

Not so Cool!!!

I would prfere to forget about these thieves and leeches of Iran wealth. These thieves are resposible for current situation in Iran. They provide a fertile ground for the rise of mullahs. Those who pocketed Iranian wealth and live happily in France should pay for their thievery.

COOL ! ;0)

Good thing you decided to publish this photo. Its high Time people like your father and others from that Era to speak up or at least not be ashamed or scared to show these pictures that are of interest to our social and political history.

JAVIND SHAH ! ...

just kidding. ;0)

Please share more photos for the pictory section. Its important for general knowledge and regardless of ones political preferences.  

Darius KADIVAR

Paris FRANCE