variants
often Shah
: a sovereign of Iran
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Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, then called for people to return to the streets on January 8 and 9.
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Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
The shah and his family fled Iran in 1979, and the Islamic Republic subsequently was established.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Pahlavi, whose father, the late shah, was overthrown by Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, enjoys support from die-hard monarchists in the diaspora but has struggled to gain wider appeal within Iran.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
My great-grandpa was a general in the shah's army.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
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Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
The shah and his family fled Iran in 1979, and the Islamic Republic subsequently was established.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Pahlavi, whose father, the late shah, was overthrown by Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, enjoys support from die-hard monarchists in the diaspora but has struggled to gain wider appeal within Iran.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
My great-grandpa was a general in the shah's army.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shah. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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shah
noun
ˈshä 
ˈshȯ
: a ruler of Iran until the 1979 revolution
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