several months after his execution, before it was secretly released to his immediate family and buried in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran as an unknown deceased. Following his execution, his residence in A.S.P. Towers was looted by revolutionaries. According to some witnesses he rarely had any items of luxury nature. His prized possessions were a rocking chair and a library of a few hundred books. Personal life On 19 July 1966, Hoveyda married Laila Emami (1932–2018) in a small ceremony. Only a small number of guests were invited to attend, including the Shah, Queen Farah, Laila's parents, Hoveyda's mother, and his friend Manouchehr Shahgholi, and his wife. The marriage ended five years later in 1971, but the two would remain friends, often traveling together. Hoveida had no children. Legacy In 2000, Hoveyda's biography, The Persian Sphinx P, was published by Abbas Milani in English, and followed by Persian editions in 2001 and 2002. Hoveyda awarded the title of Commander of the Legion of Honour after his death. Notes External References Abbas Milani, The Persian Sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution, Mage Publishers, 2000, , and I.B.Tauris, 2000, (Excerpt from Chapter One) Amir Abbas Hoveyda's Execution case Amir-Abbas Hoveyda IMDb How the Shah of Iran eliminated his dissidentsS |- |- 20th-century Iranian politicians 1919 births 1979 deaths Burials at Behesht-e Zahra Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Executed prime ministers Executed Iranian people Finance ministers of Iran Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni Heads of government who were later imprisoned Iranian expatriates in Belgium Iranian expatriates in France Iranian expatriates in Germany Iranian expatriates in Lebanon Iranian Freemasons Iran Novin Party Secretaries-General Iranian writers People executed by Iran by firing squad Politicians from Tehran Politicians executed during the Iranian Revolution Prime Ministers of Iran Rastakhiz Party Secretaries-General