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Reza Shah

1878 - 1944

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His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2024). Reza Shah is the 1,275th most popular politician (down from 618th in 2024), the 50th most popular biography from Iran (down from 30th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Reza Shah was the first shah of Iran. He is most famous for his modernization of Iran, which included the establishment of a national army, the building of roads, and the introduction of Western-style education.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Reza Shah ranks 1,275 out of 19,576. Before him are Benjamin Disraeli, Octavia the Younger, Kwame Nkrumah, Justin II, Sariputta, and Chlothar II. After him are Herman Van Rompuy, John III Doukas Vatatzes, Anton Drexler, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Abd el-Krim, and Alfonso VI of León and Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Reza Shah ranks 5. Before him are Lise Meitner, Janusz Korczak, Martin Buber, and John B. Watson. After him are Gustav Stresemann, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Werner von Blomberg, Manuel L. Quezon, Pancho Villa, André Citroën, and Alfred Döblin. Among people deceased in 1944, Reza Shah ranks 15. Before him are William James Sidis, Charles Glover Barkla, Abdulmejid II, Günther von Kluge, Richard Sorge, and Hilma af Klint. After him are Bertha Benz, Lou Henry Hoover, Alexis Carrel, Ludwig Beck, Thomas Midgley Jr., and Galeazzo Ciano.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Reza Shah ranks 50 out of NaN. Before him are Shams Tabrizi (1185), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Doris Lessing (1919), Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Saadi Shirazi (1210), and Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882). After him are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Mahsa Amini (1999), Yazdegerd III (624), Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), and Cambyses I (-600).

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Among Politicians In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Reza Shah ranks 22. Before him are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Hassan Rouhani (1948), and Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882). After him are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Yazdegerd III (624), Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Cambyses I (-600), and Öljaitü (1280).

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