Princess Ashraf Pekhlevi, twin sister of the last Shah Iran, died

After the overthrow of the Shah in 1979, Princess Ashraf left Iran and lived between houses in Paris, New York and Monte Carlo

In the United States, at the age of 96, Princess Ashraf Pekhlevi, a twin sister, the last Shah Iran, died. Reza Pahlavi, the son of Shah, declared her death. Robert F. Armao, an adviser to the princess, quoted by the New York Times, said that the cause of death was "advanced age".

The princess was known as the close ally of her brother, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and always defended his rule.

In accordance with the declassified information of the CIA, first published in 2000, the princess played a decisive role in the help of the British and the United States during the military coup, which overthrew the Prime Minister of Mohammad Mossadyk in 1953 and restored the monarchy in Iran, as a result of which the brother of the Princess Ashraf ascended the throne.

She was criticized more than once for the alleged corruption during her brother's reign. The princess and her sisters, Shams, were one of the first Iranian women who appeared in public with an uncovered head, violating traditional norms in a conservative society.

After the overthrow of Shah in 1979, Princess Ashraf left Iran and lived between the houses in Paris, New York and Monte Carlo.

She published memoirs and was a fairly noticeable figure after she left Iran, but gradually disappeared from the field of view of the public.