Khadijeh Saqafi | |
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خدیجه ثقفی | |
Born | 1915 or 1916 |
Died | (aged 93)[1][2] Tehran, Iran |
Resting place | Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini |
Spouse | |
Children | 7, including Mostafa, Zahra, Farideh, and Ahmad |
Khadijeh Saqafi (Persian: خدیجه ثقفی; 1915/1916 – 21 March 2009) was an Iranian revolutionary and the wife of Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran and figurehead of the Iranian Revolution. In Iran, she was known as "the mother of the Islamic revolution".[1]