Reza Shah

Reza Shah

Reza Shah Pahlavi (Persian: رضا شاه پهلوی; pronounced [ɾeˈzɒː ˈʃɒːh-e pæhlæˈviː]; 15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian military officer, politician (who served as minister of war and prime minister), and first shah of the House of Pahlavi of the Imperial State of Iran and father of the last shah of Iran. He reigned from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on 16 September 1941. Reza Shah introduced many social, economic, and political reforms during his reign, ultimately laying the foundation of the modern Iranian state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reza Shah has received more than 2,977,315 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Reza Shah is the 750th most popular politician (down from 654th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Iran (down from 29th in 2019) and the 14th 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.