The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran'sMajlis, convening as a constituent assembly on 12 December 1925, declaredReza Shah, a former brigadier-general of thePersian Cossack Brigade, as the newshah ofPahlavi Iran.
The Qajar Imperial Family in exile is currently headed by the eldest descendant of Mohammad Ali Shah,Sultan Mohammad Ali Mirza Qajar, while the Heir Presumptive to the Qajar throne isMohammad Hassan Mirza II, the grandson ofMohammad Hassan Mirza, Sultan Ahmad Shah's brother and heir. Mohammad Hassan Mirza died in England in 1943, having proclaimed himself shah in exile in 1930 after the death of his brother in France.
Today, the descendants of the Qajars often identify themselves as such and hold reunions to stay socially acquainted through theKadjar (Qajar) Family Association,[4] often coinciding with the annual conferences and meetings of theInternational Qajar Studies Association (IQSA). The Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association was founded for a third time in 2000. Two earlier family associations were stopped because of political pressure. The offices and archives of IQSA are housed at theInternational Museum for Family History inEijsden.
The shah and his consort were styledImperial Majesty. Their children were addressed asImperial Highness, while male-line grandchildren were entitled to the lower style ofHighness; all of them bore the title ofShahzadeh orShahzadeh Khanoum.[5]
Abdol-Hossein Sardari, Consul General at the Iranian Embassy in Paris 1940–1945; helped and saved the lives of Jews in danger of deportation by issuing them with Iranian passports. A Qajar Qoyunlu and through his mother a grandson of Princess Malekzadeh Khanoum Ezzat od-Doleh, the sister of Nasser ed-Din Shah.
Nader Jahanbani, general and vice-deputy chief of the Imperial Iranian Air Force
Brig. General Changiz Voshmgir, deputy commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces of the Imperial Iranian Army, son of Hassan Khan Shoja Saltaneh & Bashir-ol-Moluk
Princess Taj-al-Saltaneh Qajar, daughter of Naser-din-Shah, co-founder of the first Iranian women's rights movement Anjoman Naswan, author of a memoir, painter
PrincessMohtaram Eskandari, intellectual and pioneering figures in Iranian women's movement.[10]
Iran Teymourtash (Légion d'honneur), journalist, editor and publisher of the newspaperRastakhiz, founder of an association for helping destitute women. Daughter of court minister Abdolhossein Teymourtash and through both her maternal grandparents a Qajar.[11]
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Princess Taj-al-Saltaneh Qajar, daughter of Naser-din-Shah, First Iranian woman to write a memoir, co-founder of the first Iranian women's rights movement Anjoman Naswan, author of a memoir, painter
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