Mojtaba Khamenei

Sayyid
Mojtaba Khamenei
Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei
مجتبی خامنه‌ای
	Khamenei in 2019
Preceded by	Mohammad Reza Naqdi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Reza Naqdi
Personal details
Born	Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei; 8 September 1969 (age 54); Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
Spouse	Zahra Haddad-Adel (m. 2004)
Children	3
Parents	Ali Khamenei (father); Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh (mother);
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
Personal
Religion	Shia Islam
Denomination	Twelver
Jurisprudence	Usuli
Alma mater	Qom Seminary
Senior posting
Teacher	Ali Khamenei; Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi; Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi; Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani; Mohammad Bagher Kharazi;

Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: سید مجتبی حسینی خامنه‌ای; born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian Shia cleric and son of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. He served in the Iran–Iraq War from 1987 to 1988.^[1] He also reportedly took control of the Basij militia that was used to suppress the protests over the 2009 election.^[2]^[3]

He is considered as one of the possible candidates to succeed his father Ali Khamenei, who has been the leader of Iran for over three decades.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ "Mojtaba Khamenei and Mahdi Hashemi". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference Borger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sahimi, Mohammad (20 August 2009). "Nepotism & the Larijani Dynasty". Los Angeles: PBS. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
^ Fleishman, Jeffrey (25 June 2009). "Iran supreme leader's son seen as power broker with big ambitions". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
^ Staff. "IRAN: EXPAT SOURCE'S INFORMATION AND VIEWS ON MOJTABA KHAMENEI, AND THIS SOURCE'S PITCH FOR USG FUNDS". The Telegraph. WikiLeaks. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference guardian_20090622 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Mojtaba Khamenei and Mahdi Hashemi". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

[Borger-2] Cite error: The named reference Borger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[sahimi2089-3] Sahimi, Mohammad (20 August 2009). "Nepotism & the Larijani Dynasty". Los Angeles: PBS. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

[4] Fleishman, Jeffrey (25 June 2009). "Iran supreme leader's son seen as power broker with big ambitions". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[5] Staff. "IRAN: EXPAT SOURCE'S INFORMATION AND VIEWS ON MOJTABA KHAMENEI, AND THIS SOURCE'S PITCH FOR USG FUNDS". The Telegraph. WikiLeaks. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

[guardian_20090622-6] Cite error: The named reference guardian_20090622 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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