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Iran's last Shah's twin sister Ashraf dies at 96
short by Prashanti Moktan / on Saturday, 9 January, 2016
Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of Iran’s last monarch Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, died in exile at the age of 96 years on Thursday as per a Facebook post by her family. According to Iran's state media, Ashraf died in Monte Carlo, Europe. She was reportedly involved in the coup that brought her brother to power in 1953.
read more at The Guardian