Rare Photos of Reza Shah funeral in Tehran 1950

The coffin of Reza Shah was brought back from the Kingdom of Egypt by train and then by airplane, making two stops, one in Mecca and the other in Medina. Then, later, his body was transferred by plane to Ahvaz, and then later by train to Tehran.

On May 8, 1951, Reza Shah's Imperial funeral took place in Ray, in which Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, along with the entire Pahlavi family, many ministers and Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, participated

Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878 – 1944), was the Shah of Persia from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of his country on 16 September 1941. Reza Shah is considered the founder of modern identity of Persia/Iran.

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Reza Shah and Atatürk @ an Istanbul Avenue

In Presidential Palace district of Istanbul various photos of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk have been presented. The photos mostly have been taken during official meetings of the first Turkish President with world leaders. One of them is an historical photo of him with Reza Shah, the king of Persia (Iran) from 1925 to 1941.

Reza Shah and Atatürk were the pioneer of modernism in their homelands at the same time. They tried to remove traditional religious problems from Turkish and Persian societies and go forward.

Many people in Turkey and Persia consider Atatürk  and Reza Shah as the father of modern state.

Presidential Palace district of Istanbul, Turkey, 2013