The Dhaka Times Desk The mummy of the father of the country's last shah, or king, has been found near Tehran, the capital of Iran. There is a lot of mystery about the mummy of the king found in Iran.
A group of construction workers found this mummy while digging a hole in the ground to build a building in Shahr-e Ray, south of Tehran, the capital of Iran.
After the picture of the mummy was shared on various online media, the pictures and reports created a debate whether it was the body of Shah Reza Pahlavi or not. According to historical accounts, Shah Reza Pahlavi's tomb was in Shahr-e Ray area where the mummy was found.
It is known that after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, the revolutionaries destroyed the tomb. His remains were never found. The mummy was discovered decades after the fall of the Shah dynasty in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
It is known that Pahlavi's grandson Reza Pahlavi is in exile in the United States. After the discovery of the mummy, he said in a tweet from the US that the forensic report is yet to reach him to confirm the identity of the remains. However, he speculates that the mummy may be that of his grandfather or grandfather.
In a statement on Twitter, Reza Pahlavi specifically requested the relevant authorities to take measures to bury the remains in Iran with proper dignity.
Reza Pahlavi also said on Twitter, not the father of modern Iran, nor as a king. Reza Shah's tomb should be marked in a known place as only a common soldier and public servant.
The chairman of Tehran's Cultural Heritage Committee told a local news agency that the mummy appeared to be the remains of the former leader. However, some Iranian media have expressed doubts about it.
It should be noted that Reza Shah was one of the leaders of the army in Iran. He established the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty. That dynasty ruled Iran for more than 50 years from 1925. He has been repeatedly accused of criticizing religion and violating human rights. Reza Shah died while in exile in South Africa. His body was first buried in Egypt. Later, his body was brought to Iran and buried again.