During the reign of her half-brother, Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, Fatimeh Pahlavi owned a bowling club and dealt with business, having shares in the firms involved in construction, vegetable oil production and engineering.[9] She also had a fortune of some $500 million during that time.[10] Her fortune was a result of "commissions" extracted from military contractors by her second husband, Khatami.[10] Pahlavi also involved in activities concerning higher education in Iran.[11]