Farideh Ghotbi

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Farideh Ghotbi
فریده قطبی
Born	Tadji Ghotbi (1920-02-01)1 February 1920 Lahijan, Gilan province, Qajar Iran
Died	29 November 2000(2000-11-29) (aged 80) Paris, France
Burial place	Passy Cemetery
Other names	Farideh Diba, Farideh Qotbi
Spouse	Sohrab Diba ​ ​ (m. 1937; died 1946)​
Children	Empress Farah

Farideh Ghotbi (

Tadji Ghotbi was born on 1 February 1920 in Lahijan in the Gilan province, Qajar-era Iran.^[2] She was related to the Sufi master, Qutb al-Din al-Ashkawari [fa] (c. 1601–1664).^[2] Ghotbi attended Jeanne d'Arc School in Tehran.^[3]

In 1937, she married

With the marriage of her daughter Farah to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 20 December 1959, she became a member of the Iranian imperial family.[7]^[8] She was very close with her younger granddaughter Leila Pahlavi and helped raise her.^[9] After the start of the Iranian Revolution in 1978, Ghotbi lived in exile in Paris.

Death and legacy

She died on 29 November 2000 in Paris and was buried in the Passy Cemetery. Her granddaughter Leila died seven months later on 10 June 2001 in London, and they were buried next to each other in the same cemetery.^[9][10]

The posthumously published book, Dokhtaram Farah (English: My Daughter Farah) (2001, Behfarin Publications) was falsely attributed as a memoir written by Farideh Ghotbi.^[11]

The Sa'dabad Complex (Persian: مجموعه سعدآباد; Majmue ye Sa’dābād) in Shemiran, Greater Tehran houses the Museum of Artistic Creatures, which was once known as the Palace of Farideh Ghotbi.

The Iranian television historical drama The Enigma of the Shah (2014–2016), featured actress Afsaneh Naseri as Farideh.^[12]

References

External links

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• Video: 1970s Interview with Farideh Ghotbi Mother of Iran Empress Farah Diba, from Kinolibrary