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Regency Council (Iran)
Carried out duties of Shah of Iran, 13–22 January 1979 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Regency Council (Persian: شورای سلطنت, romanized: Šūrā-ye Salṭanat) of the Imperial State of Iran, was a nine-member body formed on 13 January 1979 by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to carry out his duties[1] after he left Iran amidst the Iranian Revolution and served as the symbol of his continued claim on power.[2]
The council was practically dissolved within days, when its head resigned on 22 January 1979 to meet Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.[2]
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Background
1953 Regency Council
On 28 February 1953, it was reported that in a meeting with Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, the Shah had agreed that during his absence in Iran a regency council consisting of Mosaddegh, Gholamreza Pahlavi (Shah's brother) and Hossein Ala' (Minister of Royal Court) should be appointed to act as the regency council.[3]
1979 Regency Council members
Tehrani resigned from the post due to tensions between him and Abbas Gharabaghi.[5] He was replaced by Mohammad Ali Varasteh as the head of the council.[5]
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