Mojtaba Khamenei Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Sayyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei
Profession	Cleric
Famous for	Being the second son of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight (approx.)	75 Kg (165 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 13 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Military Service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Basij
Years of service	1987–2010
Rank	Commanding officer
Battles/wars	• Iran–Iraq War • Green Revolution
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 September 1969 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	55 Years
Birthplace	Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Iranian
Hometown	Mashhad
School	• Alavi High School, Tehran • Qom Seminary
Religion/Religious Views	Islam (Shia)
Denomination	Twelver
Jurisprudence	Usuli
Title	Ayatollah
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year. 2004
Family
Wife/Spouse	Zahra Haddad-Adel
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Mohammad Bagher (born in 2007) • Mohammad Amin (born in 2017) Daughter- Fatemeh Sadaat (born in 2013)
Parents	Father- Ali Khamenei Mother- Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh
Siblings	Brother(s)- 3 • Mostafa Khamenei (elder) • Masoud Khamenei (younger) • Meysam Khamenei (younger) Sister(s)- 2 • Hoda Khamenei • Boshra Khamenei
Other Relatives	Father-in-law- Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel (former Speaker of Parliament)
Style Quotient
Expensive Things/Valuables	Gold and diamonds worth $300 million
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	• Land near Mashhad • Few hectares of land in Abbas Abad neighborhood in Tehran
Net Worth (approx.)	$3 billion (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mojtaba Khamenei

• Mojtaba Khamenei is the 2nd son of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran.

• He first came to know that his father was a revolutionary when the National Security and Intelligence Organization (SAVAK) arrested Ali in 1976. His elder brother, Mostafa Khamenei, told him the truth.

• During the Iran-Iraq War from 1980-1988, he also fought under the Habib Battalion. At one point in the war, he went missing while recapturing Mehran but was found later.

• In 1989, when Ali Khamenei became the Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba started his clerical studies in Tehran under his father and Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, who later became the Chief Justice of Iran.

• In 1999, he went to Qom where he started studying under Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpayegani, and Ayatollah Sayyed Mohsen Kharrazi.

• Later in the early 2000s, media reports suggested that he was playing the role of a power broker in his father’s government.
  

  Mojtaba Khamenei during a public rally

• In 2009, the UK government froze a bank account, rumoured to be Mojtaba’s account, that had $1.6 billion.

• in 2019, the US government passed Executive Order 13867 sanctioning him for “representing the supreme leader in an official capacity despite never being elected or appointed to a government position aside from work in the office of his father.”
  

  Mojtaba Khamenei during a meeting with the Iranian public

• He reportedly owns significant assets in the Ayandeh Bank. There are many claims that his assets are distributed in several banks across the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Venezuela, and several African countries.

• He also owns the largest shopping centre, the largest building project, a private plane and helicopter for urgent trips, Mercedez-Benz vehicles, and horses.

• He also holds the monopoly to sell French carmaker Renault’s cars and their parts in Iran.

• In 2024, there were rumours that he would become the successor of his father as the Supreme Leader of Iran as his elder brother, Mostafa, mostly works in the religious field.