Shah Of Iran (Noun)
Meaning
Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Shah of Iran was the title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran, which was abolished in 1979 after the Iranian Revolution.
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until his overthrow in 1979.
- The Shah of Iran was the supreme ruler of the country and was considered to be the symbol of the nation and the state.
- The title of Shah of Iran was abolished after the Iranian Revolution in 1979, marking the end of the Pahlavi dynasty.
- Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian Revolution, played a key role in overthrowing the Shah of Iran and establishing the Islamic Republic of Iran.