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Khamenei's son Mojtaba officially declared Iran's new supreme leader
2026-03-08 22:35:19 / BOTA
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been officially named Iran's new supreme leader, according to Iranian state media.
The 56-year-old takes over the country after his father, supreme leader for more than three decades, was assassinated on Saturday (February 28). Mojtaba Khamenei was born in 1969 in Mashhad, one of the country's most important religious centers, about a decade before the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979.
Links to the Revolutionary Guard
Mojtaba Khamenei is known for his close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He joined the military formation around 1987, after graduating from high school.
He served in the final phase of the Iran-Iraq War, one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts in the Middle East.
The following year, his father became Iran's supreme leader, replacing Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Mojtaba Khamenei continued his religious studies in the city of Qom and later taught at a religious seminary, forging strong ties with the country's clerical elite.
From behind the scenes to the center of power
For many years, Mojtaba Khamenei has stayed out of the public eye and operated largely behind the scenes. In 2005, after the election of conservative candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president, reformists accused him of colluding with clerics and the Revolutionary Guard to help his victory.
Reformist politician Mehdi Karroubi publicly criticized him, accusing him of interfering in the electoral process. At the time, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei defended his son from these accusations.
In 2024, Iran's Assembly of Experts held a meeting to discuss the succession of the supreme leader. At the time, Ali Khamenei had stated that his son should not be part of the succession process.
An election with a political message
Analysts say the election of Mojtaba Khamenei could spark debate within Iran. The 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and ended the monarchy, replacing it with a cleric-led system.
For some analysts, his appointment sends a signal that strong factions linked to the Revolutionary Guard continue to hold power in the country and that political changes in Iran are not expected in the near future.
Meanwhile, the Iranian government announced that Mojtaba Khamenei's wife, Zahra Adel, his mother Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, as well as one of his sons, lost their lives along with Ali Khamenei during Saturday's attacks.
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