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Modern Persia and Iran: Rulers

• Samanid, Muslim Persian dynasty that ruled (819–1005) in Khorasan and Transoxiana
• Ismail, shah of Persia (1502–24), founder of the Safavid dynasty
• Tahmasp, shah of Persia (1524–76)
• Abbas I, shah of Persia (1587–1628), of the Safavid dynasty
• Sultan Husayn, Safavid shah of Persia (1694–1722)
• Nadir Shah, shah of Iran (1736–47)
• Karim Khan, ruler of Persia (1750–79), founder of the Zand dynasty
• Aga Muhammad Khan, shah of Persia, founder of the Qajar dynasty (1796–97)
• Fath Ali Shah, shah of Persia (1797–1834)
• Nasir ad-Din, shah of Persia (1848–96)
• Muzaffar ad-Din, shah of Persia (1896–1907)
• Muhammad Ali, shah of Persia (1906–09)
• Ahmad Mirza, shah of Persia (1909–25)
• Reza Shah Pahlevi, shah of Iran (1925–41)
• Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi, shah of Iran (1941–79)
• Muhammad Mussadegh, Iranian political leader, prime minister of Iran (1951–53)
• Amir Abbas Hoveida, Iranian political leader, prime minister of Iran (1965–77)
• Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Shiite religious leader (1979–89)
• Mohammad Khatami, president of Iran (1997–)

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