Abdol Karim Ayadi Explained

Abdol Karim Ayadi
Office:Physician to the Shah of Iran
Term Start:26 September 1941
Term End:11 February 1979
Birth Date:1907
Birth Place:Tehran, Qajar Iran
Death Place:Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality:Iranian
Profession:Doctor

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abbas Milani . Eminent Persians . 2008 . Syracuse University Press . 978-0-8156-0907-0 . 1058– . ... 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 ....
  2. Book: William Shawcross . The Shah's Last Ride . 15 October 1989 . Simon and Schuster . 978-0-671-68745-8 . 231 . . 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 ....
  3. Book: Farah Pahlavi . An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah - A Memoir . 6 April 2005 . Miamax . 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 ...