Leila Pahlavi

Her Imperial Highness Princess Leila Pahlavi was born in Tehran on March 27, 1970. She passed away in London, England on June 10, 2001, and is laid to rest at the Passy cemetery (Cimetiere de Passy) in Paris.

Vivacious and outgoing, Princess Leila was close to her family, and a popular figure with her friends. She pursued interests in art, Iranian history, and contemporary events.

Princess Leila attended primary school in Tehran at Niavaran Special School (1974-78) and at Marymount School in New York City (1979-80). Middle school was at the Cairo American College in Cairo, Egypt, and later at Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Princess Leila completed her high school education at Rye Country Day School in Rye, New York (1983-87), and attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, as an undergraduate (1988-90).