Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh

Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
منصوره خجسته باقرزاده
Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran
In role
4 June 1989 – 28 February 2026
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byKhadijeh Saqafi
Succeeded byVacant
Spouse of the President of Iran
In role
9 October 1981 – 16 August 1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byAteghe Sediqi
Succeeded byEffat Marashi
Personal details
Bornc. 1947 (age 78–79)
Mashhad, Iran
Spouse
(m. 1964; died 2026)
Children6, including Mostafa, Mojtaba, and Masoud
RelativesKhamenei family (by marriage)

Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh (born c. 1947) is the widow of Ali Khamenei, the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in 2026.

Khojasteh Bagherzadeh was born in Mashhad, Iran, and married Khamenei in 1964. The couple had six children and she maintained a largely private public profile despite her husband's political role.