List of monarchs of Persia

King of Kings of Iran
Lion and Sun Emblem of Imperial Persia/Iran
Last to reign Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979
Details
Style	Shah Shahanshah
First monarch	Deioces 700–678 BC (first known ruler) Cyrus the Great 559–530 BC (Emperor of the first unified Persian Empire)
Last monarch	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1941–1979 (as Shah of Iran)
Formation	671 BC
Abolition	11 February 1979
Residence	Apadana Tachara Palace of Darius Palace of Ardashir Taq Kasra Ālī Qāpū Palace Hasht Behesht Golestan Palace Sa'dabad Palace Niavaran Palace
Appointer	Hereditary
Pretender(s)	Reza Pahlavi

This article lists the monarchs of Iran (Persia) from the establishment of the Medes around 678 BC until the deposition of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.