| Iran under Seljuq Rule
c. 1080 | |
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Sheikh Zahed Gilani
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At the shores of the Caspian Sea
In Sheikhanvar, near Lahijan
Gilan Province |
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| | The Mystic
Taj Eddin Ebrahim Sanjani, titled
"Sheikh Zahed Gilani"
Founder and Grandmaster (Murshid Kamil) of the Zahediyeh Sufi Order. Eponym of the ZAHEDI Family |
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| Safi Eddin Ardebili
*1252 - 1334
Disciple and Son in Law of Sheikh Zahed, Heir to the latter's Zahediyeh Sufi Order. Founder of the SAFAVIYEH Order. Eponym of the Safavid Dynasty |
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| Sheikh Zahed and Sheikh Safi Flourished during the Ilkhanid Period 1256 1353 |
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| | Shrine Inscription:
"Sheikh ZAHED" | |
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Zahedi Family Forebearers
Sheikh Zahed's secondborn Son Sadr Eddin weds Sheikh Safi's Daughter from his first Marriage |
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Sheikh Zahed, overgoing his first born son, appointing Sheikh SAFI Eddin to be his Successor as Head Mystic
1301 |
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| | Zahediyeh and Safaviyeh Orders culminate in the
Safavid Dynasty
1501 - 1736 | |
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| Shah Esmail
First Safavid King Descendant of both Sheiks in direct Lineage | |
| | | Shah Abbas I The Great
The most eminent
Safavid Ruler
1587-1629 | |
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| Shah Karim Khan Zand
One of the most eminent rulers in Iran's History and Founder of the Zand Dynasty reigned
1705 -1779 |
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Mehdi Khan, titled
"Moqavem' ol Molk" with Father, Habibollah Khan, titled "Majd'ol Ateba", who had married Zahra Khanom, a descendant of Karim Khan Zand |
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| | | Majd'ol Ateba with Sons Mehdi Khan, Mohammad Ali Khan "Basir Homayoon" and Nasrallah Khan. Grandchildren: Mostafa, Iran, Fakhr'ol Muluk |
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| Mirza Asadollah Hakim,Son of Mirza Mohammad Hakim a Brother of Majd ol'Ateba |
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| Mehdi Khan formally assumed the Surname ZAHEDI after the Eponym Sheikh Zahed |
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| | Mehdi Khan Zahedi 1940s
He traced his descent to the Sheikhs Zahed Gilani and Safi Eddin Ardebili , and through his Mother, Zahra Khanom, to
Karim Khan Zand |
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| | Karim Khan (l), Cousin and Brother in Law of Mostafa Khan, was named after their Ancestor, Shah KARIM KHAN ZAND |
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Mostafa Khan Zahedi Eldest son of Mehdi Khan Moghavem'ol Molk with Spouse Zohdi, in Paris. 1928
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| | Mostafa Khan Zahedi Eldest son of Mehdi Khan Moghavem'ol Molk held numerous Government Posts |
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| Zohd Afaq (Zohdi) Zahedi Spouse of Mostafa Khan and second degree cousin, as her mother and Mostafa Khans paternal Grandmother (Zahra Khanom) were sisters. A third sister, Jawaher Khanom, was mother to General Fazlollah Zahedi |
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Maryam Khanom
second spouse of Moghavem'ol Molk, children Parviz Parvin Faramarz Simin in c. 1936
Firooz was not born yet. |
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| Young Parviz Khan Zahedi as a Student in USA, mid 1950s |
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| | Mirza Hossein Khan Pirnia, titled Motamen'ol Molk, married Princess Eshrat'ol Saltaneh, a Daughter of Mozaffareddin Shah Qajar |
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| Fazlollah Khan Zahedi Appointed General at age 25 Married the daughter of Mirza Hossein Khan Pirnia, Khadijeh Khanom |
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| | | General Zahedi with Reza Shah and then Crown Prince Mohammad Reza at a Troop Reviewal c. 1938 |
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| General Zahedi
Prime Minister
19 August 1953
("28 Mordad") | |
| | General Zahedi
Mohammad Reza Shah,upon his Return from brief Exile in Rome | |
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General Zahedi and Son Ardeshir , during 28 Mordad Anniversary Celebrations
19 August 1954 |
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| General Zahedi with Mohammad Reza Shah,
April 1955 | |
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| | General Zahedi
Prime Minister
August 1953 - April 1955 | |
| | Sepahbod Zahedi
"Basir Diwan"
*1897 - 1963 | |
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| Student in USA
Ardeshir with Shah and President Harry S. Truman 1948 |
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| | Young Ardeshir
Son of General Fazlollah Zahedi | |
| | | Ardeshir named "Special Advisor to the Primeminister" | |
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| Ardeshir's Wedding to Princess Shahnaz, Mohammad Reza Shah's eldest Daughter, 1957 |
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| | | General Zahedi, son Ardeshir with Spouse Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi | |
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| | Ardeshir with Young Family | |
| | Ardeshir
Ambassador to USA 1st Tenure | |
| | Dwight D. Eisenhower greeting Princess Shahnaz
Washington DC, 1960* | |
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| | Ambassador at the
Court of St. James's
London, 1963 | |
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Welcoming Shah on State Visit
With daughter Mahnaz
London Gatwick
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| Harnessed for Buckingham Palace, Second from right: Tycoon Nubar Gulbenkian (son of Mr. 5 PerCent, Calouste Goulbenkian), serving at the Embassy oddly as Attaché for Economic Affairs |
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| | | Shah and Soraya visiting General Zahedi at Villa Les Roses near Montreux | |
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Imperial Couple, General Zahedi at Mehrabad Airport, Tehran upon the return of Queen Soraya from the brief Exile in Rome, 22 August 1953 |
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Iranian Minister of Foreign Aaffairs, at the United Nations Organisation in New York
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With Shah during State Visit to Germany 1967
On the Rhine River | |
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At Marble Palace with Shah and Shahbanu on Coronation Day, 1968
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| | | Ardeshir with Queen and CENTO Representatives at Windsor Castle, 1968 | |
| | | Ardeshir Ambassador to USA 2nd Tenure, with George Bush 1978 | |
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| | Totot, Parvaneh,Zohdi Joon, Mahin, Farhad, Mehdi, Mostafa Khan | |
| | | Mostafa Khan with Son Mehdi | |
| | Young Pouran
Called "Totot" | |
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| Pouran
Eldest Daughter of Mostafa Khan Zahedi 1960s | |
| | | Parvaneh Youngest Daughter of Mostafa Khan with Husband Dr Ahmad Tehrani | |
| | Parvin with German Husband Toni Loessl in 1953
(m 1953 - d 1958) | |
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| Parvin
Daughter of Mehdi Khan Moghavem'ol Molk | |
| | | Parvin with Touba and Esmat, Daughters of Iran Khanom,1st Daughter of Mehdi Khan | |
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| Parvin with Daughter Shirin at the Caspian Sea, 1960s |
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| | Farhad
Eldest Son of Mostafa Khan | |
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| Vida, Farhad's Wife (and cousin) |
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| | | | Ardeshir with George Bush | |
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Parvin, Sam, Tino, Totot Esmat, General Nasrollah Khan Zahedi, Ardeshir, Aqdar Khanom at Leyla's Wedding
Geneva, 1985 |
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| | | With young King Juan Carlos of Spain | |
| | Dr. Parviz Zahedi in Rome
Reception at Vatican in Honor of the Spanish Royal Couple
1970s |
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| | Nazli and Dr. Parviz Zahedi
Los Angeles 2004 | |
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