At this point, Pahlavi had been exiled from his homeland after anti-Pahlavi sentiment and calls for the return of Ayathollah Khomeini boiled to the surface in the late 1970s. Pahlavi left homeland in 1977 at the age of 17, joining the ranks as a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Training Program at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock.
Reza Pahlavi has lived mostly in the United States since 1979, particularly in Maryland and Virginia. He is married to Yasmine Pahlavi, a lawyer and activist. Together, they have three daughters. He founded organizations such as the Foundation for Democracy, focused on research and advocacy.
