Hassan Khomeini
Seyyed Hassan Khomeini | |
|---|---|
حسن خمينی | |
 Khomeini in 2018 | |
| Custodian of the Mausoleum of Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini | |
| Assumed office 17 March 1995 | |
| Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Khomeini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1972 Qom, Iran |
| Spouse(s) | Neda Bojnourdi |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Ahmad Khomeini Fatemeh Tabatabai |
| Signature |  |
| Website | hasankhomeini.ir |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shiʿa |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Usuli |
| Main interest(s) | Jurisprudence Principles of jurisprudence Philosophy |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Kazem Mousavi-Bojnourdi Hossein Wahid Khorasani Mohammad Fazel Lankarani Mousa Shubairi Zanjani Abdollah Javadi Amoli |
Hassan Khomeini[a] (born 23 July 1972) is an Iranian cleric.[1] He has been called "the most [important]" grandchild of Ruhollah Khomeini, who had 15 grandchildren.[2] He has been the Custodian of the Mausoleum of Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini since 1995. He briefly ran for president of Iran in 2021. He has been seen as a possible choice for Ali Khamenei's replacement as Supreme Leader in the 2026 election.[3][4]
On 9 December 2015, he announced that he would enter politics and run for the Assembly of Experts in the 2016 election.[5][6] His nomination was rejected by the Guardian Council on 10 February 2016.[7]
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References
- ↑ Grandchildren of the revolution. Najmeh Bozorgmehr and Roula Khalaf 4 March 2009 Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 August 2009
- ↑ Helia Ighani; Garrett Nada (31 May 2013). "Khomeini's rebel grandchildren rock the vote". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ Lawati, Abbas Al (2026-03-01). "Who might replace Iran's supreme leader? There's no clear successor". CNN. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ Edwards, Christian (2026-03-01). "Who's running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?". CNN. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ "Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson to enter Iran politics". Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ Faghihi, Rohollah (17 September 2015). "Assembly election heats up as Ayatollah Khomeini's grandson indicates he will stand". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ Maryam Sinaiee (12 June 2020). "Khomeini's Grandson Possible Presidential Candidate?". Radio Farda. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.