Family Abdolhossein Teymourtash

manouchehr teymourtash @ École spéciale militaire de saint-cyr



amirhoushang teymourtash while enrolled @ harrow school in england



mehrpour teymourtash (second right) crown prince mohammad reza pahlavi (first left) @ le rosey in switzerland.



paritchehr , noushi, teymourtash s children second wife

the teymourtash family remained in seclusion of exile , forbidden receiving visitors until 1941 when reza shah forced abdicate after allied forces entered iran during years of world war ii. part of general amnesty followed mohammad reza shah s accession throne year, members of teymourtash family released exile , of confiscated properties returned. other extensive landholders in iran, tracts of land returned teymourtash family subsequently subjected land reform , re-distribution schemes part of white revolution introduced in 1960s. nonetheless, teymourtash family regained of wealth , considered among affluent iranian families before iranian revolution of 1979. 1 noteworthy business transaction involved sale of large tracts teymourtash estates in khorasan industrialist mahmoud khayami allow him develop industrial complex several years before revolution.

mehrpour teymourtash, had been mohammad reza shah s closest friend , classmate both during period in 2 attended grade school in tehran , subsequently @ le rosey, killed in car accident shortly after teymourtash family released house arrest , exile in 1941.

manouchehr teymourtash followed in father s footsteps , elected member of majles of iran several terms khorasan province. marriage mahin banoo afshar led birth of manijeh, , second marriage touran mansour, daughter of former iranian prime minister ali mansour ( mansour ol molk ) resulted in birth of karimdad. after revolution manouchehr resided in california third wife, akhtar masoud grand daughter of prince mass oud mirza zell-e soltan. manouchehr s sole grandchild nargues (nicky) adle.

amirhoushang teymourtash, on other hand, resisted temptation pursue political career , part pursued entrepreneurial interests. ervand abrahamian describes amirhoushang teymourtash enterprising aristocrat , , despite experiencing vicissitudes of economic fluctuations, proved particularly successful in subsequent endeavours. in princess ashraf pahlavi s candid memoirs, entitled faces in mirror, , released after revolution, shah s sister reveals, attracted houshang s tall looks, flamboyant charm, sophistication had acquired during years @ school in england. knew in fun-loving, life-loving man had found first love . although, amirhoushang , mohammad reza pahlavi s young twin sister developed affinity shortly after former released house arrest in 1941, in effort cope death of mehrpour, long-term relationship not pursued. houshang s marriage forough moshiri resulted in 3 children, elaheh ( lolo ) teymourtash-ehsassi, kamran, , tanaz ( nana ). houshang s grandchildren consist of marjan ehsassi-horst, ali ehsassi, roxane teymourtash-owensby, abteen teymourtash , amita teymourtash. houshang s great grandchildren consist of sophie , cyrus horst, leia , kian owensby, dylan , darianteymourtash.

iran teymourtash earned ph. d in literature while residing in france, , pursued career in journalism. father, awarded france s highest civilian honour, legion d honneur. apart brief engagement hossein ali qaragozlu, grandson of regent naser ol molk, 1931 1932, iran opted remain single remainder of life. ironically, posthumous release in 1991 of confidential diary of asadollah alam, shah s closest confidant, revealed mohammad reza pahlavi intimated alam during late teenage years head on heels in love iran teymourtash . more recently, book chronicling lives of iran teymourtash, ashraf pahlavi , mariam firouz, entitled these 3 women ( een se zan ) , authored masoud behnoud published wide acclaim in iran. believed 1 of best selling books have been published in iran in recent memory.

paritchehr , noushie, teymourtash s youngest children second wife tatiana, fortunate not compelled endure hardship of house arrest after father s removal office. nonetheless after having been raised in iran, moved new york along mother in 1940s. paritchehr has pursued distinguished career in classical dance, while noushie employed @ united nations several decades. after brief engagement future prime minister hassan ali mansour, noushie wedded vincenzo berlingeri resulted in birth of andre , alexei. paritchehr sole surviving child of abdolhossein teymourtash, , considered custodian of father s legacy iranian history.