REZA SHAH PAHLAVI

born March 16, 1878, Alasht, Mazanderan province, Iran died July 26, 1944, Johannesburg Reza Shah Pahlavi also spelled Riza Shah Pahlevi, original name Reza Khan Iranian army officer who rose through army ranks to become shah of Iran (192541) and began the regeneration of his country. Additional reading H.I.M. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Mission for My Country (1961), Reza Shah's successor's interpretation of his father's role in the evolution of Iran; P. Avery, Modern Iran (1965), the rise of Reza Shah and his work as seen by an English intellectual trying to be unbiassed; H. Arfa, Under Five Shahs (1964), contains little-known facts about the Shah and his policy; R.W. Cottam, Nationalism in Iran (1964), includes many points of interest; I.M. Upton, The History of Modern Iran: An Interpretation (1960), an interesting synthesis; D.N. Wilber, Contemporary Iran (1963), facts as seen by a Westerner.