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Ardeshir Zahedi

Iranian diplomat (1928–2021)
Person human Q2860731

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
October 16, 1928
Date of death
November 18, 2021
Place of birth
Tehran
Place of death
Montreux
Country of citizenship
Iran[10]
Occupation
diplomat, politician
Position held
Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran, ambassador of Iran to the United States, Ambassador of Iran to the United Kingdom, ambassador of Iran to the United States[11][12][13]
Educated at
Utah State University[14]
Religion or worldview
Islam[17]
Member of political party
Rastakhiz Party[19]
Award received
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa[15][16]
Father
Fazlollah Zahedi[7]
Spouse
Shahnaz Pahlavi[8]
Child
Mahnaz Zahedi[9]
Sibling
Homa Zahedi[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Persian[23]
Described by source
Ardeshir Zahedi, Irrepressible Iranian Diplomat, Dies at 93[22]
Family name
Zahedi[20]
Given name
Ardeshir[21]
Name in native language
اردشیر زاهدی[24]
P14375
ZahediArdeshir[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ardeshir Zahedi ar أردشير زاهدي de Ardeschir Sahedi de Ardeschir Zahedi el Αρντεσίρ Ζαχέντι es Ardeshir Zahedi es Ardeshir Zahedí fa اردشیر زاهدی he ארדשיר זאהדי ja アルデシール・ザーヘディ pl Ardeszir Zahedi ru Ардешир Захеди th แอร์เดชีร์ ซอเฮดี tr Ardeşir Zahidi zh 阿德希尔·扎赫迪
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000080050534
VIAF cluster ID
80638138
Library of Congress authority ID
no2001054837
GND ID
136263046
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Amb.Zahedi.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
1615358754939
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12906710p
CiNii Research ID
1140000791731967616
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
136263046
FAST ID
465635
Freebase ID
/m/070shb
GTAA ID
172409
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Genealogics.org person ID
I00428862
Geni.com profile ID
6000000000872443018
IdRef ID
138313105
Munzinger person ID
00000011585
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA17545877
NUKAT ID
n2013179438
National Library of Greece ID
109795
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007583543205171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp141235
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
315881801
Open Library ID
OL3109718A
Patrinum ID
45827
Prabook ID
1315767
RERO ID (legacy)
A017393910
Rodovid ID
703261
SNAC ARK ID
w6zc9f6s
The Numbers person ID
1409600401
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10609874
WikiTree person ID
Zahedi-5
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtH4pw43mG9C7Y6VQPqQq
Yale LUX ID
person/6cf86347-19e1-4e22-a0c0-d8118c31aa93
ČSFD person ID
314492

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Occupation 2
politician, diplomat
Country of citizenship 1
Iran
Educated at 1
Utah State University
Father 1
Fazlollah Zahedi
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Persian
Member of political party 1
Rastakhiz Party
Parent of 1
Fazlollah Zahedi
Place of birth 1
Tehran
Place of death 1
Montreux
Position held 1
Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Shahnaz Pahlavi
Spouses 1
Shahnaz Pahlavi
← Creator 1
Zāhidī papers
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Summary

Ardeshir Zahedi was born on October 16, 1928[1], in Tehran[2]. He died on November 18, 2021[3], in Montreux[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5] and politician[6].

FAQs

Where was Ardeshir Zahedi born?

Ardeshir Zahedi was born in Tehran[2].

Where did Ardeshir Zahedi die?

Ardeshir Zahedi died in Montreux[4].

Who were Ardeshir Zahedi's parents?

Ardeshir Zahedi's father was Fazlollah Zahedi[7].

Who was Ardeshir Zahedi married to?

Ardeshir Zahedi's spouses include Shahnaz Pahlavi[8].

What did Ardeshir Zahedi do for work?

Ardeshir Zahedi worked as a diplomat[5] and politician[6].

Where did Ardeshir Zahedi go to school?

Ardeshir Zahedi was educated at Utah State University[14].

What awards did Ardeshir Zahedi receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15] and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa[16].

Related Entities

Iran Shahnaz Pahlavi Utah State University

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . sok.riksarkivet.se. sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Open Library ID → OL3109718A
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  3. 21w ago · Thoasp · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa
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  4. 23w ago · PigeonChickenFish · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Homa Zahedi
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