Son of shah of Iran commits suicide

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Alireza Pahlavi committed suicide at his home in Boston, Massachusetts, a spokesman for the family of the former shah of Iran said Tuesday.

Pahlavi, 44, was the son of former Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown in 1979 and died the following year in exile in Cairo, Egypt.

"It is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of the passing away of Prince Alireza Pahlavi," the family website said.

"Like millions of young Iranians, he too was deeply disturbed by all the ills fallen upon his beloved homeland, as well as carrying the burden of losing a father and a sister in his young life. Although he struggled for years to overcome his sorrow, he finally succumbed."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/04/shah.son.suicide/?hpt=T2

Sad.

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Not sure how you can hold him responsible for anything his family did.

which is just simple maths. I have however no sympathy for any of that family without whom we wouldn't necessarily have the current blowback mess out there.

She was 31.

That is strange. How sad. Darn, I can't take all of the dying on the forum this afternoon.

He always dreamed of returning to Iran. I don't care what the father did, the kids were not at fault.

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your post is heartless. It's like listening to Republican "Christians".

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Source: BBC News

4 January 2011 Last updated at 15:48 ET
Shah of Iran's younger son kills himself in US

The younger son of the Shah of Iran, Alireza Pahlavi, has killed himself in the US after a long battle with depression, his family says.

His brother, former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, said the family had been thrown into "great sorrow" by the news.

"It is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of the passing away of Prince Alireza Pahlavi," a family statement said.

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was ousted in Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12115006

revenge of victims the old Savak or the current regime not wanting any Royals around for ex-pats to rally around?

SAVAK was the Shah's - set up for him by the CIA and the Israelis. The Revolution would've disposed of that lot who killed tens of thousands on behalf of the Shah.

The Shah we had conveniently installed after we got rid of Mosaddegh for them. Another lesson we didn't learn about the middle east.

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n/t

Now look at the Islamic paradise they have with nutjob running the place. Not too shabby if you like living with a 7th century mindset.

He is just one more of their victims.

If the democratically elected leader of Iran hadn't been removed with the involvement of both the UK and US governments the fundamentalism may never have taken shape.

Mohammad Mosaddegh or Mosaddeq (Persian: محمد مصدّق, IPA: ( listen)*), also Mossadegh, Mossadeq, Mosadeck, or Musaddiq (19 May 1882 – 5 March 1967), was the democratically elected<1><2><3> Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 when he was overthrown in a coup d'état backed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

From a royal and aristocratic background, Mosaddegh was an author, administrator, lawyer, prominent parliamentarian, and politician. During his time as prime minister, a wide range of progressive social reforms were carried out. Unemployment compensation was introduced, factory owners were ordered to pay benefits to sick and injured workers, and peasants were freed from forced labor in their landlords' estates. Twenty percent of the money landlords received in rent was placed in a fund to pay for development projects such as public baths, rural housing, and pest control.<4>

He is most famous as the architect of the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry, which had been under British control since 1913 through the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) (later British Petroleum or BP). The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. was controlled by the British government.<5> Mosaddegh was removed from power in a coup on 19 August 1953, organised and carried out by the United States CIA at the request of the British MI6 which chose Iranian General Fazlollah Zahedi to succeed Mosaddegh.<6> The CIA called the coup Operation Ajax<7> after its CIA cryptonym, and as the 28 Mordad 1332 coup in Iran, after its date on the Iranian calendar.<8> Mosaddegh was imprisoned for three years, then put under house arrest until his death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh

What would Iran look like now if we hadn't interfered. He nationalized the oil and that's a big no-no for the big oil boys. Just another story proving that our money and our lives are used more for corporate interests rather than defense or actually helping people. And, look at the mess that's been created today?

And thus a higher than usual tendency to suicide.

being said on this thread.

Source: AFP

Son of Iran shah commits suicide in US: family

By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 -- 5:55 pm

BOSTON, Massachusetts — The youngest son of the late shah of Iran has committed suicide in Boston, weighed down by sorrow at the loss of his father and the upheaval in his homeland, his family said Tuesday.

"It is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of the passing away of Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi," Reza Pahlavi, the shah's oldest son, said on his website.

He said his brother, 44, who was studying at Harvard University, had struggled to come to terms with the political troubles in his native Iran. "Like millions of young Iranians, he too was deeply disturbed by all the ills fallen upon his beloved homeland, as well as carrying the burden of losing a father and a sister in his young life," Reza Pahlavi wrote.

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"He died from a fatal gunshot wound. While the manner of death is being investigated is is not believed to be a homicide."

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/son-iran-shah-suicide/

realized just what his father did at the behest of our government.

been politically active with other Iranian Americans and many wanted to see him return to some form of political office in Iran. Tragic, really. Paying the price for his father and then some...

That family deserve no sympathy whatsoever for what was done to the Iranian people during his father's "puppet" reign. The general population of Iran are unlikely, even now, to have forgotten SAVAK.

not stand to live any longer carrying on his shoulders the crimes of his father.

and not some spontaneous feeling of guilt a whole 31 years after the revolution.

and looked up to him, I would have believed what he told me - how could I think any differently?

BUT THEN, when I got out in the world and learned the real truth it would have broken my heart. No way could I forgive him or find excuses no matter how much I loved him. I was just wondering if that's what maybe finally got to this son. So much of my identity is because of my dad, and it would shake me to my very soul to learn he wasn't the man I thought he was. :shrug:

or is prince ali reza pahlavi doomed to walk the earth as a ghost forever like other suicides?

replace western styled authoritarianism with Islamic Fascism.

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not worth it. I'm out of here...the evil and negativity is not anything I want to be around. Yes, it's evil to relish in anyone's death.

Best to all of you.

The Pahlavi family, headed by the oldest son Reza, has been the center of much of the Iranian opposition, particularly in the U.S. The brother who just committed suicide, Alireza, is actually the youngest son, and was relatively unpolitical.

The statement, carefully crafted by people who work for the rich and political Pahlavis, conveys the feelings and desires of the survivors. Any motive attributed to the deceased is pure public relations. The family still views themselves as the Iranian "government in exile".

Was he disturbed by "the ills fallen upon his beloved homeland"? We'll never know. My guess is the reasons for the suicide were more personal, or psychological/medical. If it was suicide.

Yes, his father was a thug. But he was OUR thug, enabled by us, glamorized by our media. And finally removed from office by other thugs.

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