Mojtaba Khamenei

Also known as Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Ayatollah Khamenei

Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second son of second supreme leader Ali Khamenei, he previously served as Vakil of the Supreme Leader during his father's rule from 2008 to 2026.

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Image: Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, 10 April 2026 (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 2

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name: Sayyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei
date of birth: 1969-09-08
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name in native language: مجتبی خامنه‌ای
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Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second son of second supreme leader Ali Khamenei, he previously served as Vakil of the Supreme Leader during his father's rule from 2008 to 2026.

Born in Mashhad, Khamenei was raised in a conservative religious household, and graduated from high school in Tehran. He then 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 1989, he began studying in Qom to become a cleric, and later joined the Qom Seminary as a theology teacher. He took control of the Basij paramilitary volunteer militia in 2009.