Mojtaba Khamenei
Mojtaba Khamenei | |
|---|---|
| مجتبی خامنهای | |
Khamenei in 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei 8 September 1969 Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran |
| Spouse |
Zahra Haddad-Adel (m. 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
|
| Education | Islamic Seminary of Qom |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch/service | Basij |
| Years of service | 1987–2010 |
| Rank | Commanding officer |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War Green Revolution |
| Title | Ayatollah |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver |
| Jurisprudence | Usuli |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | |
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian politician and cleric who is one of the sons of Ali Khamenei. He served in the Iran–Iraq War from 1987 to 1988. He also reportedly took control of the Basij paramilitary militia that was used to suppress the protests over the 2009 election.
Political commentators regard him to be one of the two potential candidates to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, the other being Ayatollah Sadiq Larijani.