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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the 
Shah of Iran. In 1941, he succeeded his father 
Reza Shah and ruled the 
Imperial State of Iran until 1979 when the 
Iranian Revolution overthrew him, abolished the monarchy, and established the 
Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1967, he took the title 
Shahanshah (lit. '
King of Kings'), and also held several others, including 
Aryamehr (lit. 'Light of the 
Aryans') and 
Bozorg Arteshtaran (lit. 'Grand Army Commander'). He was the second and last ruling monarch of the 
Pahlavi dynasty. His vision of the "
Great Civilization" (تمدن بزرگ) led to his leadership over rapid industrial and military modernization, as well as economic and social reforms in Iran.