Sayyid Javad Khamenei (Persian: سید جواد خامنهای; 7 December 1895 – 5 July 1986)[1][2] was an Iranian Shia cleric. He was the father of Iran's current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.[3]
Javad Khamenei | |
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سید جواد خامنهای | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 7 December 1895 |
| Died | 5 July 1986 (aged 90) |
| Spouse | Khadijeh Mirdamadi |
| Children | 8, including Mohammad, Ali, Hadi and Badri Khamenei |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Relatives | Mostafa Khamenei (grandson) Mojtaba Khamenei (grandson) Masoud Khamenei (grandson) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Creed | Usuli |
Early life
editHe was an ethnic Iranian Azeri from the city of Khameneh. He attended seminary in Najaf, Qom and Mashhad. After finishing his studies, he settled in the vicinity of Ali ibn Musa (al-Ridha) shrine in Mashhad. He was the imam of the Mashhad in an Azeri mosque [citation needed]. He had three daughters from his first marriage, named Alaviyeh, Batoul and Fatemeh Soltan. After the death of his first wife, he married Khadijeh Mirdamadi, an ethnic Persian, with whom he had one daughter (Badri Khamenei) and four sons (Mohammad Khamenei, Ali Khamenei, Hadi Khamenei and Mohammad Hassan Khamenei).[4][5]
Death
editJavad Khamenei died on 5 July 1986. He was buried at the portico, behind Imam Reza Shrine, next to Dar-al-Feiz.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "فرازی از زندگینامه پدر رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ^ "Biography -- Iran's supreme leader". defapress.ir. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Biography of Seyyed Javad Khamenei". tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Parents know the Supreme Leader + Photos.
- ^ shakhsiatnegar. Ayatollah Seyed Javad Khamenei.
- ^ "Life of Ayatollah Seyyed Javad Khamenei". tebyan.net. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2019.