Noor Zahra Pahlavi (Persian:نور زهرا پهلوی; born 3 April 1992) is an Americanbusinesswoman,political activist,socialite and member of the formerIranian imperial family. She is the eldest daughter of the exiled crown princeReza Pahlavi and the granddaughter ofMohammad Reza Pahlavi, theshah of Iran who was deposed in the wake of theIranian Revolution.

Noor Zahra Pahlavi was born inWashington, D.C., on 3 April 1992 toReza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran andYasmine Pahlavi (née Etemad-Amini). Her father has declared her as his heir, emphasizing his belief "in the inherent equal rights between men and women".^[2] She attendedBullis School inMaryland^[3] before graduating fromGeorgetown University in 2014, where she obtained a degree inpsychology.^[4] She attained anMBA from theColumbia Business School in 2020.^[3][5][6]

In 2017, Pahlavi was a director offundraising andinvestor relations at acommercial real estate firm.^[7] By 2020,^[8] she became an advisory board member for thepatient capital non-profit investment fundAcumen.^[9][3][10] In 2022, she started work for thestrategic communications consultancy firm Argot Partners,^[11] becomingpartner in 2024.^[12] She is also aprincipal at theventure capital firm Sofreh Capital,^[10] founded byShervin Pishevar.^[13]

Pahlavi has been involved with the Phoenix Project of Iran,^[10] athink tank launched by her father in 2019 based on his 2007 initiative.^[14] She has expressed support for theIran Prosperity Project, in which her father plays a leading role, and offered a vision of Iran "where Persian culture is celebrated rather than washed away … [and] where citizens can love who they want, practice whatever religion they want".^[15] In October 2024, she appeared onJay Ruderman's "All About Change" podcast.^[16]

She has also been involved in the activities of theNational Union for Democracy in Iran^[17] and took part alongside her father in theconvention of theNational Cooperation to Save Iran inMunich, Germany, in July 2025.^[18]

Pahlavi is a contributor toMedium.com, where she discusses political issues in both English andPersian.^[3] Heropinion pieces have been published by theSaudi news channelAl Arabiya^[8] and theSaudi royal family-owned newspaperAsharq Al-Aswat.^[19] She has also worked as amodel, appearing on the covers ofHarper's Bazaar Arabia^[7] andCosmopolitan Indonesia.^[5] She has credited her grandmotherFarah Pahlavi for helping her develop close relationships with leadingfashion designers.^[20]

Pahlavi has advocated forgender equality,^[21] and criticized theIranian government following thedeath of Mahsa Amini.^[22] She has fundraised forKeshet, an organization advocating forLGBTQ+ rights in theAmerican Jewish community.^[23][3] Pahlavi and her family live in theUnited States.^[5]

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