Amidst the news of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speculation about his successor has intensified. The name of his second son Mujtaba Khamenei is at the forefront in this race, who is a religious scholar and has close relations with the IRGC.
Tehran: There are reports of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is being claimed that he lost his life in an Israeli missile attack. According to reports, Khamenei, his daughter and son-in-law also died in this attack. It is also being said that in this attack on Khamenei’s house, his grandson also lost his life, due to which he had no chance to escape. Iran is also accused of retaliating by hiding the news of Khamenei’s death. After the news of the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the question has now arisen as to who will be the next Supreme Leader of Iran. In this race, the name of his son Mujtaba Khamenei is emerging most strongly.
Who is Mujtaba Khamenei?
During the 12-day Iran-Israel conflict in July last year, the name of Mujtaba Khamenei was widely discussed on social media. Mujtaba is the second of Khamenei’s six children. His remaining siblings are Hoda, Boshara, Mostafa, Masood and Maysam. Born in 1969 in the city of Mashhad, Iran, Mujtaba Khamenei studied philosophy and Islamic law and is a religious scholar. After completing high school in 1987, Mujtaba joined the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps). He also took part in the last phase of Iran-Iraq war. Mujtaba has very good relations with big religious scholars of Iran and leaders of IRGC.
What does the name Mujtaba mean?
In Arabic language ‘Mujtaba’ means ‘chosen’. In Islamic literature the word is also used as an adjective for the Prophet Muhammad. For this reason it is being said that he can be the successor of Ayatollah Ali. However, no official announcement has been made in this regard yet.