The Enigma of the Shah

The Enigma of the Shah is an Iranian historical drama television series, directed by Mohammad Reza Varzi. The story focuses on Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and the events leading up to the Iranian Revolution which led to the abolition of the monarchy.

It aired on cable network IRIB TV1 from 12 January 2014 until October 2016, with over 41 episodes.

Cinematographers
Cinematography was conducted by Mansour Zohuri, Seyed Meysam Hosseini, Mehdi Rasouli, and Mehdi Shirdel.

Synopsis
When Reza Shah abdicates, who will become the next Shah? Who has the power to maintain Iran's sovereignty and independence?

Main cast

 * Hossein Nour Ali as Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
 * Amiril Arjomand as Mahmoud Vaziri

People around Pahlavi

 * Jafar Dehghan as Reza Shah
 * Hadis Fooladvand as Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
 * Mehraveh Sharifinia as Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
 * Saghar Azizi as Farah Diba
 * Mojgan Rabbani as Ashraf Pahlavi
 * Mohammad-Ali Najafi as Ahmad Qavam
 * Nader Soleimani as Shaban Jafari
 * Farzaneh Nashatkhah as Queen Nazli of Egypt

People around Vaziri

 * Saeed NikPour as Ahmad Vaziri
 * Gohar Kheirandish as Tooba
 * Narges Mohamad as Golnar
 * Azadeh EsmaeelKhani as NoorAfagh
 * Yousof Teymoori as Amir Masoud
 * Roz Razavi as Azar Etemadi
 * Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia as Jafar Mehrdad
 * Shokrekhoda Goudarzi as Ruhollah Khomeini
 * Reza Fayazi as Churchill
 * Afsaneh Naseri as Farideh Diba