An election for the third supreme leader of Iran by the Assembly of Experts was held from 3 to 8 March 2026, following the assassination of Ali Khamenei on 28 February during the 2026 Iran war. Mojtab
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Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second son of second supreme l
2026 Iranian supreme leader election
…Iran by the Assembly of Experts was held from 3 to 8 March 2026, following the assassination of Ali Khamenei on 28 February during the 2026 Iran war. Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was announced as the new supreme leader on 9 March. Constitutionally, the Assembly of Experts is tasked to select the next leader…
Khamenei (second from left) in 2024 with his three brothers, from left to right: Mostafa, Masoud, and Meysam
Khamenei (right) with Qasem Soleimani at a 2017 ceremony commemorating the father of Soleimani, in Mosalla, Tehran
Mojtaba Khamenei (right) in front of former president Ebrahim Raisi (center-left)