Ali Khamenei Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name(s)	• Ali Hosseini Khamenei • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Profession	Politician Islamic Clergy
Famous for	Being the 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Gray
Politics
Political Party	• 1979-1987: Islamic Republican Party • 1977–1989: Combatant Clergy Association • Since 1989: Independent
Political Journey	• 28 May 1980 – 13 October 1981: Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly • 15 August 1983 – 4 June 1989: Member of the Assembly of Experts • 7 February 1988 – 4 June 1989: 1st Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council • 9 October 1981 – 16 August 1989: 3rd President of Iran • 6 August 1989 - present: 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
Military service
Country	Islamic Republic of Iran
Branch/service	• 1979–1980: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps • 1980–1981: Irregular Warfare Headquarters
Commands	Revolutionary Guards
Battles/wars	Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh in the Iran–Iraq War
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Actual date: 19 April 1939 (Wednesday) Certificate date: 16 July 1939 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	85 Years
Birthplace	Mashhad, Khorasan, Imperial State of Iran
Zodiac sign	As per actual date: Aries As per certificate date: Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Iranian
Hometown	Mashhad
Education	• Hawza of Mashhad • Khorasan Seminary • Najaf Seminary • Qom Seminary
Educational Qualification	Islamic Clergy
Religion/Religious Views	Islam
Denomination	Twelver Shiʿa
Jurisprudence	Ja'fari
Creed	Usuli
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	• Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year: 1964
Family
Wife/Spouse	Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
Children	Son(s)- 4 • Meysam • Masoud • Mostafa • Mojtaba Daughter(s)- 2 • Boshra • Hoda
Parents	Father- Seyed Javad Khamenei Mother- Khadijeh Mirdamadi
Siblings	Brother(s)- • • Mohammad (elder) • Hadi Khamenei (younger) Sister- • Fatemeh Hosseini Khamenei (elder) Note: He was the second son of the family.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ali Khamenei

• Ali Khamenei was born into a religious family. His father was an Alim. Their house was in a poor neighbourhood and measured only 65 square meters.

• In 1957, he went to Najaf, Iraq, to study, but his father told him to come back, so he returned to Mashhad in 1958.

• He was a cleric then but had more interest in politics than religion.

• When he was young, he met famous Islamic revolutionary Sayyid Mojtaba Navab Safavi (Mirlohi) in Mashhad which made him interested in revolution.

• On 27 June 1981, he survived an assassination attempt. It was Saturday, and he had gone to Aboozar Mosque. After giving his lecture to young people, he asked them to write their questions on paper and put them on a table.

• One person kept a tape recorder on the table which made a whistling sound for a few seconds and then exploded. Inside the recorder, a message ‘A gift of Furqan Group to the Islamic Republic’ was pasted.

• His arms, lungs, and vocal cords were seriously injured. He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he was treated for several months. But his right arm didn’t recover and became useless for him. Due to this, he uses his left arm for everything.

• In October 1981, he became the President of Iran for the first time with a 97% vote in his favour. He was the first cleric to reach the position.

• In his first Presidential address, he said that he would eliminate liberalism and American leftists from the country.

• He is known for his anti-western and anti-zionist stance, particularly against the USA and Israel.