List of heads of state of Iran
The Expansive Realm of Iran (1501–1736)[edit] Safavid dynasty[edit]
No.
Name
Birth–Death
Reign start
Reign end
Dynasty
Shah of Persia
1
Shah Ismail I
-
1487–1524
July 1501
23 May 1524
Safavi
.
2
Shah Tahmasp I
-
1514–1576
23 May 1524
14 May 1576
Safavi
Regency: Div Sultan Rumlu: 23 May 1524 – 5 July 1527. Chuha Soltan Takkalu: July 1527 – 1530/31.
3
Shah Ismail II
-
1537–1577
23 May 1576
24 November 1577
Safavi
.
4
Shah Mohammad Khodabanda
-
1532–1595/96
11 February 1578
1 October 1588
Safavi
.
5
Shah Abbas I
Portraits du schah de Perse Abbas Ier (1571-1629).JPG
1571–1629
1 October 1588
19 January 1629
Safavi
.
6
Shah Safi
-
1611–1642
28 January 1629
12 May 1642
Safavi
.
7
Shah Abbas II
-
1632–1666
12 May 1642
25 September 1666
Safavi
.
8
Shah Suleiman I
-
1648–1694
1 November 1666
29 July 1694
Safavi
.
9
Shah Sultan Husayn
-
1668–1726
6 August 1694
23 October 1722 Surrendered
Safavi
.
Ghilji rebellion[edit]
10
Mahmud Shah
-
1699–1725
23 October 1722
25 April 1725
Hotak
.
11
Ashraf Shah
-
1700–1730
26 April 1725
13 November 1729
Hotak
.
Safavid restoration[edit]
12
Shah Tahmasp II
-
1704–1740
10 November 1722
2 September 1732
Safavi
He was crowned on 9 December 1729 after liberation of the Safavid Capital. Reigned at exile: 10 November 1722 – 8 November 1726.
13
Shah Abbas III
1732–1740
2 September 1732
8 March 1736
Safavi
Regency: Nader Khan Afshar: 2 September 1732 – 8 March 1736.
Realm of Iran (1736–1796)[edit] Afsharid dynasty[edit]
14
Nader Shah
-
1688–1747
8 March 1736
20 June 1747
Afshar
.
15
Adil Shah
-
1719–1749
6 July 1747
29 September 1748
Afshar
.
16
Ebrahim Shah
-
1724–1749
29 September 1748
May 1749
Afshar
.
17
Shahrokh Shah
-
1734–1796
May 1749
30 December 1749
Afshar
Proclaimed as Shah at 30 September 1748 and one day later crowned at Mashhad.
Second Safavid restoration[edit]
18
Suleiman II
-
1714–1763
13 January 1750
20 March 1750
Safavi
Proclaimed after deposing and blinding of Shahrokh Shah and crowned at 14 January 1750.
19
Ismail III
-
1733–1773
29 June 1750
1773
Safavi
He was a Puppet ruler who raised to the throne by Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari and Karim Khan Zand as a front to legitimize their rule.
Afsharid restoration[edit]
(17)
Shahrokh Shah
-
1734–1796
9 May 1755
14 May 1796
Afshar
.
Zand dynasty[edit]
Wakil-al Raʿāyā
20
Karim Khan
-
1705–1779
1773
1 March 1779
Zand
.
21
Abol-Fath Khan
-
1755–1787
6 March 1779
May/June 1779
Zand
He and his younger brother Mohammad Ali Khan were Co-rulers.
22
Mohammad Ali Khan
-
1760–1779
6 March 1779
19 June 1779
Zand
He and his elder brother Abol-Fath Khan were Co-rulers until May/June 1779.
(21)
Abol-Fath Khan
-
1755–1787
19 June 1779
22 August 1779
Zand
.
23
Sadeq Khan
-
?–1781
22 August 1779
14 March 1781
Zand
.
24
Ali-Morad Khan
-
?–1785
15 March 1781
11 February 1785
Zand
.
–
Bagher Shah
-
?–1786
12 February 1785
17 February 1785 Surrendered
N/A
After the death of Ali-Morad Khan, Bagher Khan Khorasgani Governor of Isfahan proclaimed himself as Shah and mentioned himself in the Khutbah and on coins.
25
Jafar Khan
-
1766–1794
18 February 1785
23 January 1789
Zand
.
26
Seyd Morad Khan
-
1766–1794
23 January 1789
10 May 1789
Zand
.
27
Lotf Ali Khan
-
1766–1794
10 May 1789
20 March 1794
Zand
.
Shah of Iran
(27)
Lotf Ali Shah
-
1766–1794
21 March 1794
30 October 1794
Zand
.
Sublime State of Persia (1796–1925)[edit]
28
Agha Mohammad Shah
-
1742–1797
14 May 1796
17 June 1797
Qajar
Agha Mohammad decided to move his capital to the small town of Tehran on 1786. He was formally crowned as Shah on spring 1796 at the Mugan plain, on his return after the conquest of Tbilisi.
29
Fath-Ali Shah
-
1772–1834
17 June 1797
23 October 1834
Qajar
.
30
Mohammad Shah
-
1808–1848
9 November 1834
5 September 1848
Qajar
.
31
Naser al-Din Shah
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.JPG
1831–1896
13 September 1848
1 May 1896
Qajar
Queen-mother Mahd-e Olia: 5 September 1848 – 1 October 1848.
32
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah
-
1853–1907
2 May 1896
8 January 1907
Qajar
.
33
Mohammad Ali Shah
-
1872–1925
8 January 1907
16 July 1909 Surrendered
Qajar
.
34
Ahmad Shah
-
1898–1930
16 July 1909
31 October 1925
Qajar
Reigned in exile: from 2 December 1923 Regency: Ali Reza Azod al-Molk: 18 July 1909 – 23 September 1910. Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk: 24 September 1910 – 21 July 1914.
Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)[edit]
No.
Name
Birth–Death
Took office
Left office
Political Affiliation
Provisional Head of State
35
Reza Khan
-
1878–1944
31 October 1925
15 December 1925
Military
.
No.
Name
Birth–Death
Took office
Left office
Dynasty
Shah of Iran
(35)
Reza Shah
-
1878–1944
15 December 1925
16 September 1941 Surrendered
Pahlavi
.
36
Mohammad Reza Shah
-
1919–1980
16 September 1941
11 February 1979
Pahlavi
Reigned in exile: 16–22 August 1953 (Baghdad; from 18 August at Rome) from 16 January 1979 (Egypt; from 22 January at Morocco).
No.
Name
Birth–Death
Took office
Left office
Political Affiliation
President of the Regency Council of Iran
–
Jalaleddin Tehrani
-
1893–1987
16 January 1979
21 January 1979
Independent
He was elected on 14 January. He had resigned from his office as a condition to meet Ayatollah Khomeini on 22 January 1979
–
Mohammad Ali Varasteh
-
1895–1989
21 January 1979
11 February 1979
Independent
Vice President of the Council, Ruled as Acting President after the resignation of Tehrani.
Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)[edit]
Leader of the Revolution
37
Ruhollah Khomeini
عکسی از خمینی.JPG
1902–1989
5 February 1979
3 December 1979
Independent
.
Supreme Leader of Iran
(37)
Ruhollah Khomeini
-
1902–1989
3 December 1979
3 June 1989
Independent
.
38
Ali Khamenei
-
1939–
4 June 1989
Incumbent
Independent
.
Shah Tahmasp II1704–1740 10 November 1722 2 September 1732 Safavi He was crowned on 9 December 1729 after liberation of the Safavid Capital.
Shah Tahmasp II1704–1740 10 November 1722 2 September 1732 Safavi He was crowned on 9 December 1729 after liberation of the Safavid Capital.
Shah Tahmasp II (1704–1740) was reigned from 10 November 1722 to 2 September 1732 of Safavi and crowned on 9 December 1729 after liberation of the Safavid Capital.
Shah Tahmasp II (1704–1740) was reigned from 10 November 1722 to 2 September 1732 of Safavi and crowned on 9 December 1729 after liberation of the Safavid Capital.
Shah Tahmasp II (1704–1740) was reigned from 10 November 1722 to 2 September 1732 of Safavi and crowned on 9 December 1729 after liberation of the Safavid Capital.
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