First marriage
The marriage of Princess Fawzia to Iran's Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was planned by the latter's father, Rezā Shāh.[9][10] A declassified CIA report in May 1972 described the union as a political move.[11] On the other hand, the marriage was significant in that it united a Sunni royal, the Princess, and a Shia royal, the Crown Prince.[12]
Princess Fawzia of Egypt and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi were engaged in May 1938.[13][14] However, they saw each other only once before their wedding.[15]
They married at the Abdeen Palace in Cairo on 15 March 1939.[12][16] When they returned to Iran the wedding ceremony was repeated at Marble Palace, Tehran, which was also their future residence.[7][15]
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