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Directed by
  
Mohammad Reza Varzi

Country of origin
  
Iran

First episode date
  
15 October 2016

Number of episodes
  
80

Language
  
Persian

Composer(s)
  
Babak Zarin

Original language(s)
  
Persian

Director
  
Mohammad Reza Varzi

Written by
  
Mohammad Reza Varzi

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Starring
  
Hossein NourAli Amiril Arjomand Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia Dariush Kardan Abdoreza Akbari Nader Soleimani Jamshid Mashayekhi Mehraveh Sharifinia Siamak Atlasi Shokrekhoda Goudarzi Jafar Dehghan Aram Jafari Shahram Abdoli Changiz Vosoughi

Ending theme
  
"Silk and Iron" by Salar Aghili

Genres
  
Drama, History, Action Film, Mystery

Similar
  
Shahrzad, Khandevaneh, Dorehami, Kimia, Dar Hashieh

Official trailer of the enigma of shah with dubbed english


The Enigma of the Shah (Persian: معمای شاه mo'ammāye shāh) Iranian historical drama directed by Mohammad Reza Varzi. The story focuses on Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and the events leading up to the 1979 Iranian revolution which led to the abolition of the monarchy.

Contents

It aired on cable network IRIB TV1 on Fridays at 22:00 from 12 January 2014 - October 2016 until 41 episode but it aired again from 15 October 2016 from first episode everyday at 22:15 (IST).

Synopsis

It is when Reza Shah forcefully leaves Iran to an unknown destination. Who will be the next Shah? who has the power and authority to keep Iran's sovereignty and independence?

Main Cast

  • Hossein NourAli as Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  • He was last Shah of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979.

  • Amiril Arjomand as Mahmoud Vaziri
  • He was a student of medical university and became a doctor of pharmacy

    People around Pahlavi

  • Jafar Dehghan as Reza Shah
  • He was the founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty, reigning from 1925 to 1941, he was the father of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

  • Hadis Fooladvand as Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
  • She was an Egyptian princess who became Queen of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and mother of Shahnaz Pahlavi

  • Mehraveh Sharifinia as Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
  • She was second wife of Mohammad Reza

  • Saghar Azizi as Farah Diba
  • She was third wife of Mohammad Reza, the first Shahbanu (Empress) to be crowned in Iran since the 7th century.

  • Mojgan Rabbani as Ashraf Pahlavi
  • She was twin sister of Mohammad Reza.

  • Mohammad-Ali Najafi as Ahmad Qavam
  • He was a politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran five times.

  • Nader Soleimani as Shaban Jafari
  • He was an Iranian strongman and practitioner of varzesh-e bastani.

    People around Vaziri

  • Saeed NikPour as Ahmad Vaziri
  • He was Mahmoud Vaziri's father and an eye doctor.

  • Gohar Kheirandish as Tooba
  • She was Mahmoud Vaziri's mother

  • Narges Mohamad as Golnar
  • She was Mahmoud Vaziri's wife

  • Azadeh EsmaeelKhani as NoorAfagh
  • She was Mahmoud Vaziri's sister

  • Yousof Teymoori as Amir Masoud
  • He was Mahmoud Vaziri's brother

  • Roz Razavi as Azar Etemadi
  • She was Mahmoud Vaziri's ex-wife

  • Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia as Jafar Mehrdad
  • He was a Photographer

  • Shokrekhoda Goudarzi as Ruhollah Khomeini
  • He was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, revolutionary and politician. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

    References

    The Enigma of the Shah Wikipedia