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Biography
Farah Pahlavi (Persian: فرح پهلوی, née Farah Diba (فرح دیبا); born 14 October 1938) is the widow of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was successively Queen and Shahbanu (empress consort) of Iran from 1959 to 1979. She was born into a prosperous family whose fortunes were diminished after her father's early death. [wikipedia]
Awards & recognition
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1974
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland · 1970
- Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1967
- Grand Star of the Decoration — Services to the Republic of Austria · 1965
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav · 1965
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- Knight of the Order of the Elephant · 1963
- anniversary medal at the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Empire
- Family Order of Laila Utama
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Order of Aryamehr
- Order of Independence
- Order of Leopold
- Order of Merit — National Foundation
- Order of the Aztec Eagle
- Order of the Crown of the Realm
- Order of the Liberator General San Martín
- Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Order of the Precious Crown
- Order of the Queen of Sheba
- Order of the Royal House of Chakri
- Order of the Smile
- Order of the Southern Cross
- Order of the White Lion
- Order of the Yugoslav Star
- Royal Order of the Seraphim
- Shah Reza Pahlavi Investiture Meda
- Steiger Award
- Supreme Order of the Renaissance
