Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran

Reza Pahlavi^[a] (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian opposition leader and advocate of liberal democracy in Iran. He is the current Leader of the Iranian Transitional Government since February 2025. A member of the Pahlavi dynasty, he is the eldest son of Farah Diba and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran.

Reza Pahlavi is the founder and leader of the National Council of Iran, an exiled Iranian opposition group.^[2] In February 2025, Pahlavi was selected by various factions of the Iranian opposition as the leader of the opposition as well as the leader of the future transitional government.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi will proclaim himself the new shah of Iran". United Press International. 17 October 1980. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019. His Imperial Highness Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, will reach his constitutional majority on the 9th of Aban, 1359 (October 31, 1980). On this date, and in conformity with the Iranian Constitution, the regency of Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanou of Iran, will end. His Imperial Highness, who will send a message to the people of Iran on this occasion, will succeed his father, His Imperial Majesty Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, deceased in Cairo on Mordad 5, 1359 (July 27, 1980).
2. ↑ Maciej Milczanowski (2014). "US Policy towards Iran under President Barack Obama's Administration" (PDF). Hemispheres: Studies on Cultures and Societies. 29 (4). Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures Polish Academy of Sciences: 53–66. ISSN 0239-8818.