The Shah and the monarchy were displaced, forcing the royal family to move to the United States, marking a new era for the Pahlavi dynasty. Noor was the first of three children for parents Reza and Yasmine, born in 1992 in Washington, making her the first immediate member of the royal family to be born outside of the native country. Princess Noor appeared in a profile for Vogue Arabia alongside her grandmother, Her Imperial Majesty Empress Farah Pahlavi, the last queen of Iran following 2,500 years of imperial rule. Princess Noor graduated from Bullis School in Maryland, going on to study a degree in psychology at Georgetown University. Now holding an MBA from Columbia University, she currently works as an adviser at Acumen, a global non-profit impact investment company according to her Instagram.