often capitalized
: a sovereign of Iran
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Born in 1939 to a religious but modest family in Mashad, eastern Iran, Khamenei was among the Islamist activists who played an instrumental role in the pivotal 1979 revolution to overthrow the U.S.-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Some still support the family of the shah, the U.S.-backed leader deposed during the 1979 revolution that brought the current ruling clergy to power.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
In October 1979, President Jimmy Carter agreed to allow the shah to come to the U.S. to seek advanced medical treatment.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Late in 1979, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah's extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that severed diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Some still support the family of the shah, the U.S.-backed leader deposed during the 1979 revolution that brought the current ruling clergy to power.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
In October 1979, President Jimmy Carter agreed to allow the shah to come to the U.S. to seek advanced medical treatment.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Late in 1979, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah's extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that severed diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shah. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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shah
noun
ˈshä 
ˈshȯ
: a ruler of Iran until the 1979 revolution
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