Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary

Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (Persian: خلیل اسفندیاری بختیاری; April 3, 1901 – January 19, 1983), was an Iranian politician and diplomat.^[1] Bakhtiary was Iran's Ambassador to West Germany from 1952 to 1961.^[2]^[3] He was the father of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, the second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


Iranian Ambassador to West Germany
In office 1952–1961
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Shah
Prime Minister	Mohammad Mosaddegh Fazlollah Zahedi Hossein Ala' Manouchehr Eghbal Jafar Sharif-Emami
Succeeded by	Amir Khosrow Afshar

Personal details
Born	(1901-04-03)3 April 1901 Izeh, Iran
Died	16 January 1983(1983-01-16) (aged 81) Munich, West Germany
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Eva Karl (1924–1983, his death)
Children	Soraya Bijan
Parent(s)	Esfandiar Khan (Sardar Asad) Bibi Maryam
Relatives	Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (uncle) Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (uncle)

Grave of Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary in Munich, 5th Grave in Quarter Nr. 143 in front of the Quarter Nr. 149

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