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Mojtaba Khamenei
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian Shia 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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politics · Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026 · ulema · Islamic jurist · politician · cleric · also Mojtaba Khamenei, Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei
Born 8 September 1969 · Q2919350
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2026· 37 entries
Iran International: Mojtaba Khamenei absent from ceremony marking 40 days since father’s burial
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The Jerusalem Post: Who is governing Iran? Footage of Mojtaba Khamenei raises questions
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Kurdistan24: Mojtaba Khamenei Brings Back Veteran IRGC Figures as Tensions with U.S. Persist
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Gulf News: How Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled his hardline team for long war, unrest at home
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Iran Focus: Iran’s Regime is Rebuilding the Security Circle Around Mojtaba Khamenei with New Security Figure
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Ynetnews: Iran prepares for wider war as Mojtaba Khamenei hardens strategy during US talks
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Ynetnews: Conversion therapy, fertility treatment in London and disputed succession: who is Mojtaba Khamenei?
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lafolkargentina.com.ar: Mojtaba Khamenei es el nuevo líder supremo del régimen de Irán
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Foreign Policy: Mojtaba Khamenei Is Planning for a Long War
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L'Orient Today: Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei tightens grip on security apparatus
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India Today: How Mojtaba Khamenei's hardline appointments raise the stakes for Trump
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JNS.org: Mojtaba Khamenei appoints 6 new chiefs to Iran’s war-ravaged command
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Eurasia Review: Iran’s Khamenei Rebuilds A Command Structure Gutted By War – Analysis
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Modern Ghana: Iran Releases Rare Video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Amid Claims He Was Badly Wounded and His Appearance Altered by US-Israeli Strikes
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Orinoco Tribune: Khamenei Names New Commanders for Iran’s Armed Forces, IRGC
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Mshale: Andrés Cantor Y Sus Antojos Navideños Mojtaba Khamenei (EOr7w2Rfim)
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Modern Ghana: War on Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei in ‘perfect health’, Iran says
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Al Jazeera: War on Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’, Iran says
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Views Bangladesh: Mojtaba Khamenei appoints six top commanders in Iran's military
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The Times of India: Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei fills 6 top military posts amid wartime leadership overhaul
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IranWire: ‘Had He Not Been Expelled, He Would Have Been Killed’: Kharazi on Mojtaba Khamenei
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IranWire: Mojtaba Khamenei Appoints Six Top Military Commanders
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Kurdistan24: Iran’s Khamenei Reshuffles Top Military, Security Leadership Amid War
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Gulf News: Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei makes major military changes amid US conflict, health speculation
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Public attention spiked: 21,890 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 5,897, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Early life and education Fixed mistake: It should be as and no comma
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fact checker rated the claim “Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been killed in an Israeli missile strike, reportedly in Tehran.” misleading.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Official Iranian accounts published a video of Mojtaba Khamenei walking into a military operations room” Faux Mojtaba.
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Rumor Scanner rated the claim “Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's son Mojtaba is admitted to the hospital after being injured in an Israeli strike. Please pray for him.” AI-GENERATED.
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fact checker rated the claim “First public appearance of Irans new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.” misleading.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A video shared on social media in March 2026 authentically depicted U.S. President Donald Trump showing Fox News host Laura Ingraham a framed cardboard image of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.” Fake.
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fact checker rated the claim “Trump unveiling an image of Mojtaba Khamenei, claiming he placed it in his White House office.” fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Trump posted "Mojtaba Khamenei are you ready to meet your father?"” Never Posted.
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DW.com rated the claim “In this post on X, a user claims that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's recently assassinated supreme leader, was also killed in US strikes in Tehran. The post has 2.6 million views at the time of writing.” Unproven.
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Career landmark: Supreme Leader of Iran (2026).
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Khamenei's father, wife and one of his sisters were killed at the onset of the 2026 Iran war.
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Career landmark: Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces (2026).
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2023· 1 entry
Iran International published leaked reports from the IRGC, revealing that Khamenei effectively controlled the Basij and that he exercised significant influence over the assignment and dismissal of personnel in the Intell
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2019· 1 entry
Khamenei was placed under US sanctions for acting in place of the Supreme Leader without ever being elected or appointed to any official position and for working closely with the commander of the Quds Force, responsible
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2014· 1 entry
As well as 2025, it was reported that Ali's successor was deemed to have been decided but not disclosed publicly
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2012· 1 entry
Ahmadinejad accused Khamenei of embezzling from the state treasury
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2009· 3 entries
That "[t]he strength of Mojtaba's following has not been demonstrated", and that he "by no means has the theological status" to rise to Supreme Leader
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It was reported that Khamenei had assumed leadership of the Basij, one of five branches of the IRGC
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And he was speculated to have been instrumental in orchestrating the crackdown against anti-government protesters in June 2009
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1989· 2 entries
Khamenei began his studies in Qom to become a cleric
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Began studying in Qom to become a cleric, and later joined the Qom Seminary as a theology teacher
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1969· 1 entry
Born 1969-09-08.
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