Faithful Love: My Life with the Shah of Iran: My Life with the Shah of Iran

Author: Farah Diba
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: "Whenever I think back to that morning in January 1979, a sharp pain stabs me. For months, the capital of Tehran had been subjected to barbaric attacks, yet the entire city was engulfed in a tense silence, as if our capital had suddenly held its breath. It was on January 16th, and we were about to leave this country." Her story is like a fairy tale. Farah Diba married the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, at the age of 21. In this turbulent era, her quiet life underwent a dramatic transformation: the world media buzzed with coverage of her coronation as the Queen of Iran, and overnight, she became an international celebrity. Although severe divisions had already emerged within the country, in the years leading up to her coronation, she enjoyed a happy marriage, raised four children, and dedicated herself to domestic social and cultural causes.