He changed religious schools to secular schools , built Iran 's first secular university and banned the hijab in public .
1925 -- 1941 : Reza Shah began to make some dramatic changes to Iranian society with the specific intention of westernization and removing religion from public sphere .
Reza Shah changed religious schools to secular schools , built Iranian 's first secular university and banned the hijab in public .
1925 -- 1941 : Reza Shah began to make some dramatic changes to Iranian society with the specific intention of westernization and removing religion from public sphere .