Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
منصوره خجسته باقرزاده
Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran
Assumed role
4 June 1989
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byKhadijeh Saqafi
Spouse of the president of Iran
In role
9 October 1981 – 16 August 1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byAteghe Sediqi
Succeeded byEffat Marashi
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
Spouse
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(m. 1964)​
Children
Known forSpouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran (since 1989)
Spouse of the President of Iran (1981–1989)[1]

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