Death and state funeral of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Date
- 09:15, 27 July 1980 (EEST)
- 30 July 1980 (state funeral)
VenueAl-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo
Organized byGovernment of Egypt
ParticipantsMembers of the Pahlavi dynasty, Anwar Sadat, Richard Nixon, Constantine II of Greece
 The funeral procession of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at Al-Rifa'i Mosque, 30 July 1980 | |
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| Venue | Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo |
| Organized by | Government of Egypt |
| Participants | Members of the Pahlavi dynasty, Anwar Sadat, Richard Nixon, Constantine II of Greece |
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On 27 July 1980, at 09:15 EEST, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, died at a military hospital in Cairo, Egypt, at the age of 60.[1] His cause of death was revealed to be that he succumbed to the infections caused by the splenectomy operation.[2] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was given a state funeral by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, which was held on 30 July 1980 and he was buried at the Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo.[3][4]
