Il y a maintenant quarante ans, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, le dernier shah d’Iran, décédait à l’âge de 60 ans des suites d’un cancer du système lymphatique, alors qu’il était en exil au Caire. Le 27 juillet 2020, sa troisième et dernière épouse, l’impératrice Farah, s’est saisie des réseaux sociaux pour adresser un long message audio à ses “amis égyptiens“. À cause de la pandémie de coronavirus, l’Iranienne de 81 ans n’a pas pu faire le voyage jusqu’en Égypte pour se rendre sur la tombe de son défunt mari, à la mosquée al-Rifai.
Farah Pahlavi est d’abord revenue sur les dernières semaines difficiles de son mari malade, finalement recueilli et soigné par le couple présidentiel égyptien Anouar et Jihane el-Sadate, après plusieurs mois d’exil entre le Panama, le Maroc, les Bahamas, le Mexique et les États-Unis. “Nous cherchions un havre de sécurité, mais avant tout, un endroit où Sa Majesté pourrait recevoir les soins médicaux dont il avait tant besoin, s’est souvenue l’impératrice Farah sur Instagram, lundi. Cette expression exceptionnelle de compassion, de courage et de bonne volonté est à jamais gravée dans mon coeur. C’était la première fois que nous nous sentions en sécurité depuis notre départ d’Iran.”
Due to the restrictions imposed by the global pandemic, my family and I as well as many Iranian compatriots are regrettably unable to travel to Egypt on July 27th to pay homage to the memory of my late husband, His Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. When we left Iran on January 16th, 1979, our first port-of-call was Aswan where we were warmly welcomed by the late President Anwar Sadat and Mrs. Jehan Sadat. After a brief stay in your beautiful country, my husband and I embarked upon a long and painful journey to a succession of countries. We were seeking a haven of safety, but above all, a place where His Majesty could receive the medical attention he so pressingly needed. While in Panama, my husband was considered to require an urgent surgical operation yet he was not prepared to undergo surgery in such insecure and uncertain circumstances. We were desperately looking for a place where His Majesty could be given proper medical attention. In the midst of this acute anxiety and turmoil, I called my friend, Jehan Sadat, and described our dire situation. She said that she would raise the matter with President Sadat. Mrs. Sadat called back within a short time and said: “come to Egypt”. This outstanding expression of compassion, courage and goodwill is forever etched in my heart. This was the first time we had felt safe and secure since our departure from Iran. President Sadat’s demonstration of loyalty to a friend placed humanity and decency above political expediency, attributes which are exhibited to this day, under the prudent leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sissi, by the Egyptian people. Our love for Egypt and its citizens goes well beyond four decades. My family and I as well as many Iranians are forever grateful to the people of your great country, for the hospitality and refuge you have shown us. I look forward to the day when travel restrictions will be lifted, and we are able once again to set foot in a country we consider to be our second home. Until then, I send you my best wishes for your safety, security and prosperity. Long live Egypt!
Farah Pahlavi et Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ont été mariés de 1959 à 1980 et ont eu quatre enfants : l’héritier au trône le prince Reza (59 ans), la princesse Farahnaz (57 ans), le prince Ali-Reza (qui s’est suicidé en 2011 à l’âge de 45 ans) et la princesse Leila (décédée en 2001 d’une overdose de somnifères à 31 ans). L’ex-impératrice partage aujourd’hui sa vie entre les États-Unis, la France et l’Égypte.
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