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Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh | |
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منصوره خجسته باقرزاده | |
Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran | |
Assumed role 4 June 1989 | |
Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Khadijeh Saqafi |
Spouse of the president of Iran | |
In role 9 October 1981 – 16 August 1989 | |
President | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Ateghe Sediqi |
Succeeded by | Effat Marashi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran |
Spouse | |
Children | 6, including Mostafa, Mojtaba, and Masoud |
Known for | Spouse 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]