Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary | |
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خلیل اسفندیاری بختیاری | |
| 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 |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Entezam |
| Succeeded by | Amir Khosrow Afshar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1901 Izeh, Sublime State of Persia (present-day Iran) |
| Died | 16 January 1983 (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) Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari (aunt) |
Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (Persian: خلیل اسفندیاری بختیاری; April 3, 1901 – January 19, 1983), was an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as Iran's Ambassador to West Germany from 1952 to 1961. He was the father of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, the second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. He was also a Bakhtiari nobleman, belonging to the noble class of Iran.