Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has been elected as a new supreme leader of Iran.
Born 8 September 1969.He is an Iranian politician and Shia
a member of the Khamenei family and the second eldest child of Ali Khamenei.
On 4 November 2019 the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned Mojtaba as part of their policy targeting individuals linked to Ali Khamenei, stating they were involved in repression inside and outside Iran.
He is seen as the most influential son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February 2026 by the US-Israel missile strikes that were carried out against targets in Iran.
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a member of the Khamenei family and the second eldest child of Ali Khamenei.
On 4 November 2019 the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned Mojtaba as part of their policy targeting individuals linked to Ali Khamenei, stating they were involved in repression inside and outside Iran.
He is seen as the most influential son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February 2026 by the US-Israel missile strikes that were carried out against targets in Iran.
