Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh

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

Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
منصوره خجسته باقرزاده
Born1947 (age 72–73)
NationalityIranian
Known forSpouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran (since 1989)
Spouse of the President of Iran (1981–1989)[1]
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1964)
Children

She was born in a religious family in Mashhad. Her father was Mohammad Esmaeil Khojaste Bagherzadeh, 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]

References
  1. همسران رؤسای جمهور ایران + تصاویر
  2. حسن خجسته
  3. ماجرای ازدواج سیدعلی/ خطبه عقد را چه كسي خواند؟
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Ateghe Sediqi
as Wife of Mohammad-Ali Rajai		 Spouse of the President of Iran
1981–1989		 Succeeded by
Effat Marashi
as Wife of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by
Khadijeh Saqafi
as Wife of Ruhollah Khomeini		 Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran
1989–present		 Incumbent

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