Ayatollah’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, elected Iran’s next supreme leader: reports

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has elected Mujtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new religious leader.

Iran International Sources claimed that the decision was taken “under pressure” from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the second eldest son of Ali Khamenei and was born in Mashhad in 1969.

His early childhood coincided with his father’s rise as a revolutionary leader opposing the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Ali Khamenei transformed from a dissident cleric into a senior government official and held key positions in the regime, including deputy defense minister.

The family moved from Mashhad to Tehran, where Mojtaba attended Alavi High School, known for educating Iran’s political and religious elite.

There he received general and religious education and graduated in 1987. After the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Ali Khamenei was appointed as the religious leader.

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Large crowds gathered in Tehran’s Enghelab Square on Monday after Iranian state television announced that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in an Israeli attack. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

That same year, Mojtaba began his official religious studies in Tehran. In addition to his father, he worked under Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi, who would later serve as the chief judge of Iran.

Over the years, Mojtaba was constantly seen with his father and was also seen as an influential figure behind the scenes.

in 2019 USA imposed sanctions on Mojtaba Khamenei Under Executive Order 13867. The U.S. Treasury Department stated that he “represents the religious leader in an official capacity, although he has never been elected or appointed to any government position other than work in his father’s office.”

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Treasury also said the religious leader had handed over some of his leadership responsibilities to Mojtaba.

He said the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is working closely with the commanders of the Quds Force and the Basij Resistance Force, positioning itself as a key player in both domestic and international security issues.

Mojtaba is married to the daughter of former Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel.

It is stated that he is the most powerful and politically influential among Ali Khamenei’s sons. reports.

Initial reports had stated that Mojtaba was among approximately 40 officials killed in the February 28 attack targeting Iran’s top cleric.

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As previously reported by Fox News Digital, President Embers He said attacks on Iran had eliminated most of the regime’s expected leadership succession seat. “Most of the people in our minds are dead,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

Iranian state media has yet to confirm succession reports.

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