2011年1月4日、パフラヴィー朝・旧イラン帝室のイラン皇子アリー＝レザー・パフラヴィー殿下（His Imperial Highness Prince Ali-Reza of Iran）が自殺した模様です。
1966年4月28日生まれの44歳。
CNN：兄のイラン皇太子レザー・パフラヴィー殿下へのインタビュー映像／
Reza Pahlavi（レザー・パフラヴィー公式チャンネル）：
Reza Pahlavi Exclusive interview with CNN – YouTube
Associated Press（AP通信）：
Reza Pahlavi Says Family Has Battled Depression – YouTube
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Reza Pahlavi（レザー・パフラヴィー公式チャンネル）：
Reza Pahlavi of Iran speaks exclusively with Associate Press – YouTube
It is also the Line of succession to the former Persian throne.
note:
As of July 2020.
The Iranian Monarchy was overthrown following the Islamic Revolution in 1979 with the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi going into exile.
Under the Pahlavi Dynasty the law of succession stated the Shah must profess the Islamic faith, his mother must be an Iranian citizen, a Muslim and not descended from the previous Qajar dynasty which rules out the sons of Reza Shah by his fifth and sixth wives and their male line descendants. Except Mohammad Reza Shah, only Prince Alireza Pahlavi was eligible among the sons of Reza Shah. With his death, only his sons are eligible. But the mother of Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi (nephew of Mohammad Reza Shah) is not a natural born Iranian citizen, nor the Iranian parliament had approved this legal term (ایرانی الاصل) for her (as opposed to Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, first wife of Mohammad Reza Shah). As a result Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi is not eligible. Moreover, Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi also married a non-Iranian woman and his sons face the same issue, even if an exception is made for Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi. Thus, Prince Reza Pahlavi is the only remaining eligible person. With his death, nobody can claim the throne even theoretically.[1]
Given that the modern claim calls for a new constitution, and thus the bylaws need not necessarily be in accordance with the previous constitution in the event the monarchy is restored new succession rules may be established.[2][3][4]
The Qajar dynasty was deposed in 1925 with Reza Shah ascending the Sun Throne. The Iranian Constitution of 1906 set out the succession for princes whose mother is a Qajar princess of Persian descent. Only males are allowed to succeed.[citation needed]
