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Leila Pahlavi

Leila Pahlavi, Princess of Iran (died 2001)

Born
March 27, 1970
Died
June 10, 2001
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1970

About Leila Pahlavi

Leila Pahlavi (Persian: لیلا پهلوی; 27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001) was a princess of Iran. She was the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Shah the last Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi. She was nine years old when she and her family were forced into exile as a result of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. She studied literature and philosophy at Brown University. She committed suicide at 31 years of age. == Early life == Leila Pahlavi was born on 27 March 1970 in Tehran, Iran. She was the fourth and youngest child of Mohammad Reza Shah, the last Shah of Iran, and Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi. She had two elder brothers, an elder sister, and an elder half-sister, and lived in the Niavaran Palace in northern Tehran. She later recalled in an interview: "Even when I was only three years old, he would take me by the hand when he went to meet with foreign dignitaries." == In exile == Princess Leila was nine years old when she and her family were forced into exile as a result of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Under political pressure, she and her family moved from Egypt (where she studied at the K-12 Cairo American College) to Morocco, the Bahamas, Mexico, the United States, and Panama.

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Career and life highlights

Leila Pahlavi timeline

  1. Leila Pahlavi was born on 27 March 1970 in Tehran, Iran.
  2. Princess Leila was nine years old when her family was forced into exile as a result of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

The world when Leila Pahlavi was born

Leila Pahlavi was born in 1970. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1970

  • #1 song"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel
  • Top moviePatton
  • Top TV showMarcus Welby, M.D.
  • Best-selling bookLove Story – Erich Segal

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentPelé leads Brazil to 3rd World Cup title in Mexico
  • Top headlineThe Beatles officially break up
  • Technology milestoneFloppy disk invented by IBM
  • Defining fadBell-bottom pants
  • Notable inventionFloppy disk
  • World population3.70 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population205.1M

1970 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Leila Pahlavi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19702026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$17,000$435,000
Average income$11,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.55$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population205.1M341 million

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