Mojtaba Khamenei
| Mojtaba Khamenei link Website (Politician, religious leader) | |
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| Born | 8 September 1969 Mashhad, Iran |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parents | Ali Khamenei, Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, |
| Children | 3 |
| Spouse | Zahra Haddad-Adel |
2nd son of Ayatollah Khamenei is 3rd Supreme Leader | |
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who, since 8 March 2026, has been the third Supreme Leader of Iran. He is the second son of the second Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks on 28 February 2026.
Mojtaba Khamenei's mother, wife, and one of his sisters were also killed in the strike that killed his father, but he was reportedly not present and has so far survived the intense bombing of Iran.[1]
Background
Mojtaba Khamenei was nine when his father emerged as a leading figure in the Iranian Revolution. He received early education in Sardasht and Mahabad, and graduated high school from Tehran; after which, he studied Islamic theology under the guidance of his father and Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi.
He joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1987 and served in the Iran–Iraq War. In 1999, he continued his studies in Qom to become a cleric, and joined the Qom Seminary as a theological teacher afterwards. He took control of the Basij paramilitary volunteer militia in 2009.
He was deputy chief of staff to his father as Supreme Leader, overseeing access to Ayatollah Khamenei's office, and all political and security affairs.
Supreme Leader
Following the assassination of his father in the 2026 Iran war, Mojtaba was elected as his successor by Iran's Assembly of Experts. He has previously been sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury in 2019 as part of their policy of sanctioning individuals linked to Ali Khamenei.[2]
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