Nosratullah Moeinian who was head of the imperial office


However, shortly after obtaining the wealth Mohammad Reza was ordered by his father and then king to transfer a million toman ($500,000) to each of his siblings. By 1958, it was estimated that the companies possessed by Mohammad Reza had a value of $157 million (in 1958 USD) with an estimated additional $100 million saved outside homeland. Rumours of his and his family’s corruption began to surface which greatly damaged his reputation.