Zahra Mostafavi Khomeini | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Iranian |
Spouse |
Mahmoud Boroujerdi
(m. 1962; died 2010) |
Children | Leili Masih |
Relatives | Ruhollah Khomeini (father) Khadijeh Saqafi (mother) |
Sayyida Zahra Mostafavi Khomeini (Persian: زهرا مصطفوی خمینی; born 13 November 1940) is an Iranian politician and educator. The daughter of Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian Revolution and subsequent Supreme Leader of Iran, Mostafavi was awarded a PhD in philosophy from the University of Tehran, where she subsequently taught.[1][2] Mostafavi has been called the "most prominent" of Khomeini's three daughters, and has become a prominent supporter of women's rights in Iran in addition to Palestinian causes.[3]