Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh

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Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
منصوره خجسته باقرزاده
Born1947 (age 76–77)
NationalityIranian
Known forSpouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran (since 1989)
Spouse of the President of Iran (1981–1989)[1]
Spouse
(m. 1964)
Children

Mansoureh Khojaste Khamenei (Persian: منصوره خجسته باقرزاده, born 1947) is the wife of Ali Khamenei, the current 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]

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Honorary titles
Preceded byas Wife of Mohammad-Ali Rajai Spouse of the President of Iran
1981–1989
Succeeded byas Wife of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded byas Wife of Ruhollah Khomeini Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran
1989–present
Incumbent