Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is an Iranian cleric and politician. He is best known as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He is 86 years old as of 2025. He has been the Supreme Leader for 36 years, making him the longest-ruling leader in the Middle East.
Wife, Children & Parents
He is married now, and his wife’s name is Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzade. He has six children: four sons named Mostafa, Mojtaba, Masoud, and Meysam, and two daughters named Boshra and Hoda.
His son, Mojtaba, is married to the daughter of Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel. Mostafa, the oldest, is married to Azizollah Khoshvaght’s daughter. Masoud is married to Mohsen Kharazi’s daughter. He has one grandchild named Mohammad Bagher Khamenei.
His father’s name was Javad Khamenei, and his mother’s name was Khadijeh Mirdamadi. He is the second child out of eight siblings. Two of his brothers are also religious scholars.
One of them, Hadi Khamenei, works as both a cleric and a newspaper editor. He has a sister named Fatemeh Hosseini Khamenei, who died in 2015 at the age of 89.
| Full Name | Ali Hosseini Khamenei |
| Wife’s Name | Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh (m. 1964) |
| Children | Mojtaba Khamenei, Hoda Khamenei, Boshra Khamenei, Mostafa Khamenei, Masoud Khamenei, Meysam Khamenei |
| Grandchild | Mohammad Bagher Khamenei |
| Father’s Name | Javad Khamenei |
| Mother’s Name | Khadijeh Mirdamadi |
| Siblings | Eight Siblings |
| Brothers Name | Hadi Khamenei & Mohammad Khamenei |
| Sister’s Name | Fatemeh Hosseini Khamenei |
Early Life & Educational Details
He was born on 19 April 1939 in Mashhad. He is 86 years old as of 2025. By profession, he is an Iranian cleric and politician. He started learning the Quran at the age of four in a local religious school (Maktab).
He later studied both basic and advanced religious lessons at the Mashhad seminary, where he learned from teachers like Sheikh Hashem Qazvini and Ayatollah Milani.
In 1958, he moved to Qom to study under well-known scholars Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi and Ruhollah Khomeini. After Khomeini passed away in 1989, Khamenei was chosen as the new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts.
Religion, Ethnicity & Net Worth
His father was an Azerbaijani from the town of Khamaneh, and his mother was a Persian from Yazd. Some of his ancestors were originally from Tafresh in Markazi Province and later moved to Khamaneh near Tabriz.
He believes in the Islamic religion. He has Iranian White Ethnicity. According to the reports, his current net worth is approximately $95 billion from all of his income as of 2025.
Height, Weight & Physical Appearance
According to the reports, he is 171 cm or 5 feet 7 inches in height, and his weight is approximately 80 KG. He has white hair and a long white beard. His eyes are Gray.
| Religion | Islam |
| Ethnicity | Iranian White |
| Net Worth | $95 Billion Approximately |
| Height | 171 cm or 5 feet 7 inches |
| Weight | 80 KG approximately |
| Hair & Beard | White |
| Eyes | Gray |
Political Entery Details
Since the Islamic Republic was established, He has held several government roles. He has also been in charge of Astan Quds Razavi’s staff since April 14, 1979.
In 1980, after Hussein-Ali Montazeri stepped down, Ruhollah Khomeini chose Ali Khamenei to lead the Friday prayers in Tehran.
Iran expert Mehdi Khalaji says Khamenei lives comfortably, but not in luxury. He has a X{Twitter} account; you can follow him by clicking the link.
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