Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh

Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh (Persian: منصوره خجسته باقرزاده; born 1947) is the wife of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran.

Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
منصوره خجسته باقرزاده
Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran
Assumed role
4 June 1989
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byKhadijeh Saqafi
Spouse of the president of Iran
In role
9 October 1981 – 16 August 1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byAteghe Sediqi
Succeeded byEffat Marashi
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
Spouse
(m. 1964)
Children6, including Mostafa, Mojtaba, and Masoud
Known forSpouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran (since 1989)
Spouse of the President of Iran (1981–1989)[1]

She was born in a Persian religious family in Mashhad. Her father was Mohammad Esmaeil Khojaste Bagherzadeh, was a famous businessman in Mashhad. She is also the sister of Hassan Khojaste Bagherzadeh, former deputy director of IRIB.[2] She first met Ali Khamenei in a private ceremony in 1964. They were married in the following year. Their marriage sermon was read by Ayatollah Mohammad Hadi Milani.[3]

They have 4 sons and 2 daughters. His children, in order, are Mostafa, Mojtaba, Masoud, Meysam, Boshra, and Hoda:

  • Mostafa is mostly engaged in seminary studies. He has married the daughter of Azizollah Khoshvaght.
  • Mojtaba, who is more prominent in the country's media and politics, is the son-in-law of Gholam Ali Haddad Adel.
  • Masoud has married the daughter of Seyyed Mohsen Kharazi and has a family relationship with Kamal and Sadegh Kharazi.
  • Meysam has also married the daughter of Mahmoud Lolachian, one of Tehran's religious bazaar merchants. Like Seyyed Masoud, he also collaborates with the office for preserving and publishing the works of "the Leader of the Revolution".
  • Boshra has married Mohammad Javad Golpayegani, the son of Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani.
  • Hoda has also married Mesbah al-Hoda Bagheri Kani, the son of Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri.

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Honorary titles
Preceded byas wife of Mohammad-Ali Rajai Spouse of the President of Iran
1981–1989
Succeeded byas wife of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded byas wife of Ruhollah Khomeini Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran
1989–present
Incumbent