The Regency Council (Persian: شورای سلطنت, romanized: Šūrā-ye Salṭanat) of the Imperial State of Iran, was a nine-member body formed on 13 January 1979 by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to carry out his duties[1] after he left Iran amidst the Iranian Revolution and served as the symbol of his continued claim on power.
[2] The council was practically dissolved within days, when its head resigned on 22 January 1979 to meet Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
[2] On 28 February 1953, it was reported that in a meeting with Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, the Shah had agreed that during his absence in Iran a regency council consisting of Mosaddegh, Gholamreza Pahlavi (Shah's brother) and Hossein Ala (Minister of Royal Court) should be appointed to act as the regency council.
[3] Due to the tensions between Jalaleddin Tehrani and Abbas Gharabaghi Tehrani resigned from the post.
[5] He was replaced by Mohammad Ali Varasteh as the head of the council.