Tajolmolouk (1896–1981)

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Tajolmolouk (1896–1981)

Queen of Iran. Name variations: HM Queen Tajolmolouk; HM The Empress Mother. Born Nimtaj Ayramlu on March 17, 1896; died in California in 1981; daughter of Brigadier General Tadfel Molouk; became second wife of Reza Shah Pahlavi, shah of Iran (r. 1925–1941, abdicated), in February 1915 (divorced April 1924); children: Shams Pahlavi (1917–1996); (twins) Muhammad Reza Pahlavi also known as Riza I Pahlavi, shah of Iran (r. 1941–1979, deposed), and Asraf Pahlavi (1919—); Ali Reza Pahlavi (1921–1954). Reza Shah Pahlavi's first wife was his cousin Maryam Khanum (m. 1903); his third and fourth wives were Touran Amir Soleimani Saltaneh (1904–1995) and Queen Esmat .