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When interviewed about religion, Pahlavi said, “That’s a private matter; but if you must know, I am, of course, by education and by conviction, a Shia Muslim. I am very much a man of faith. Iranian writer Reza Bayegan also notes that Crown Prince Reza is deeply attached to his Shi’a Muslim faith. He has performed the Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca.