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Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
منصوره خجسته باقرزاده
Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran
Assumed role
4 June 1989
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byKhadijeh Saqafi
Spouse of the president of Iran
In role
9 October 1981 – 16 August 1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byAteghe Sediqi
Succeeded byEffat Marashi
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
Spouse
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(m. 1964)​
Children
Known forSpouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran (since 1989)
Spouse of the President of Iran (1981–1989)[1]

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

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 byAteghe Sediqias wife of Mohammad-Ali Rajai Spouse of the President of Iran 1981–1989 Succeeded byEffat Marashias wife of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Preceded byKhadijeh Saqafias wife of Ruhollah Khomeini Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran 1989–present Incumbent


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