Ashraf Pahlavi

<p>Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi  was the twin sister of <a href="/facts/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi/r2bcadLc">Mohammad Reza Pahlavi</a>, the late <a href="/facts/Shah/5fHmcDtU">Shah</a> of <a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iran</a> (<a href="/facts/Name_of_Iran/753SuPfg">Persia</a>), and a member of the <a href="/facts/Pahlavi_dynasty/FDYMgMos">Pahlavi dynasty</a>. She was considered the "power behind her brother" and was instrumental in the <a href="/facts/1953_Iranian_coup_d%2527%25C3%25A9tat/6poAfCcE">1953 coup</a> that overthrew <a href="/facts/Prime_Minister_of_Iran/Lra6DpnN">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/facts/Mohammad_Mosaddegh/IAm34V5s">Mohammad Mosaddegh</a> in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah. She served her brother as a palace adviser and was a strong advocate for <a href="/facts/Women%2527s_rights_in_Iran/o57DyQ7z">women's rights</a>. Following the <a href="/facts/Iranian_revolution/frTYhJ0F">Iranian revolution</a> in 1979, she lived in exile in <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a>, <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York</a>, <a href="/facts/Paris/DrNHpwnA">Paris</a> and <a href="/facts/Monte_Carlo/uGorqC7k">Monte Carlo</a> and remained outspoken against the <a href="/facts/History_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran/D6FGSPQp">Iranian Islamic Republic</a>.
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