Khojaste Bagherzadeh
| Khojaste Bagherzadeh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh 14 March 1947 Mashhad, Iran |
| Residence | Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for |
Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran First Lady of Iran (1981–1989)[1] |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Spouse(s) | Ali Khamenei (m. 1965) |
| Children |
Mostafa Mojtaba Masoud Meysam Hoda Boshra |
| Relatives |
Mohammad Esmaeil Khojaste Bagherzadeh (Father) Hassan Khojaste Bagherzadeh (Brother) |
Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh (born 14 March 1947 in Mashhad) is the wife of Ali Khamenei, the current Supreme Leader of Iran.
She was born in a religious family in Mashhad. His father was Mohammad Esmaeil Khojaste Bagherzadeh, a famous businessman in Mashhad. She is also 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]
The couple has six children, 4 sons and 2 daughters. The first is Mostafa, a cleric that is married with Ayatollah Aziz Khoshvaght's daughter. Mojtaba is the second and most famous children of the family. He is son-in-law of former Iranian Parliament chairman, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel. The third son is Masoud that is said to works in Ayatollah Khamenei's office. He is married with Mohsen Kharazi's daughter. The fourth and last son of the couple is Meysam, married with Mahmoud Lochachian, an Iranian businessman's daughter. He is also an employee of Ayatollah Khamenei's office. The couple's first daughter is Boshra, married with Mohammad Javad Golpayegani, son of Mohammad Golpayegan, Khamenei's chief of staff. The last children of the family is Hoda, being married with Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani's nephew.