All tyrants boast of some achievements. Indeed, some of the most efficiently run states have been autocracies. Was the Shah on the same level as Hitler? Of course not. But he was far from a hero. If I were to compare him to a leader today, it would probably be Hugo Chavez.
Shows how little you know about either the Shah or Chavez. Probably both.
How does a little fat anti-American Communist rabble-rousing loudmouth who wrecks his countries economy compare to a pro-Western, Monarchist, region-stabilizing statesman who was on the way to make Iran one of the wealthiest and advanced countries in the world?
The only leader (somewhat) comparable to the Shah, was Pinochet, and the Shah didn't even come close to Augusto's record on human rights violations.
He just prevented the Soviets from annexing Iran (risking his own life) and turned one of the most impoverished, backward countries to one of the most prospering in the world giving women civil rights and fighting illiteracy.
Yeah... what a mean villain!/sarc