Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been appointed as Iran's new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts, Iranian state media reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been appointed as Iran's new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts, Iranian state media reported. "By a decisive vote, the Assembly of Experts, appointed Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei as the third Leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran," the Assembly said in a statement. Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, 56, is the second son of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Source: dna March 09, 2026 01:19 UTC