Abdol Karim Ayadi (1907–1980) was the personal physician to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Iran during his reign from 26 September 1941 until 11 February 1979. A member of the Baháʼí Faith, he was born in Tehran in 1907.[1][2][3]
Abdol Karim Ayadi | |
|---|---|
| Physician to the Shah of Iran | |
| In office 26 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 Tehran, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 1980 (aged 72–73) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Profession | Doctor |
References
edit- ^ Abbas Milani (2008). Eminent Persians. Syracuse University Press. pp. 1058–. ISBN 978-0-8156-0907-0.
... proximity to power begets power. For the last quarter century of the shah's rule in Iran, no one had as much access to the shah as his personal physician, Dr. Abdolkarim Ayadi. He lurked in the background, staying clear ...
- ^ William Shawcross (15 October 1989). The Shah's Last Ride. Simon and Schuster. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-671-68745-8 – via Google Books.
The Shah was with his Great Dane and his personal doctor, Abdol Karim Ayadi, a small man who had dyed hair and wore a military uniform. (Ayadi, like many of the people closest to the Shah, was not a Muslim but a Baha'i (sic). He was reported to ...
- ^ Farah Pahlavi (6 April 2005). An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah - A Memoir. Miamax. ISBN 978-1-4013-5961-4.
However, this comparison was not enough to reassure my husband's doctor, who was a soldier, General Abdol Karim Ayadi. "It's not good for the crown prince to be left-handed," he kept telling me. "He must lose the habit." And my reply was ..
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