Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi

Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi was born in 1919. His father, Reza Shah Pahlevi, was the leader of Iran until after World War II. When his father left Iran, Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi became the shah of Iran. In the sixties he began to reform Iran, with help from the United States. He adopted many things from Western culture like litarature, art, construction, and the emancipation of women. Many people opposed the Shah because his pro-Western policies did not agree with the fundementals of Islam. ("Muhammad Reza Shah").