Wednesday, March 12, 2008


Who should be the Monarch in Iran?

If the monarchy returns to Iran, then the question is who should be the monarch? There are two choices: Farah Pahlavi or Reza Pahlavi. Many people think after the Shah, it is naturally his son Reza Pahlavi. But these questions are not a family affair and there are many national and political considerations before such a choice is made. I personaly think Mr. Reza Pahlavi is not appropriate to be a monarch in Iran for these reasons:

1. If you want to have somebody with Persian culture, history and ideology then Reza Pahlavi is definitely not the person. He does not display much of Persian culture in his interviews and appearances. He is grown up mostly outside Iran and in Iran he was raised in Tehran which is an Azeri Turk city. You can not learn much Persian culture in Tehran.

2. If somebody is going to represent Iran and Persia to the world and also to the people of Persia, then Reza Pahlavi is not even Persian. Reza Pahlavi is an Azeri turk which is clear on his phenotype. This is due to Reza Pahlavi is related to Azeris through his father side, the Shah's family.

3. Reza Pahlavi is not even well known in Iran. He has lived mostly outside Iran.

For these reasons Farah Pahlavi is right choice as Iran's Queen and monarch. She has all the qualifications.

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