Javad Khamenei Explained

Religion:Islam
Native Name:Persian: سید جواد خامنه‌ای‎
Javad Khamenei
Birth Date:7 December 1895
Birth Place:Najaf, Ottoman Empire
(now Iraq)
Death Place:Mashhad, Iran
Spouse:Khadijeh Mirdamadi
Children:8, including Mohammad, Ali, Hadi and Badri Khamenei
Relatives:Mostafa Khamenei (grandson)
Mojtaba Khamenei (grandson)
Masoud Khamenei (grandson)
Denomination:Shia
Jurisprudence:Ja`fari
Creed:Usuli
Alma Mater:Qom Seminary

Sayyid Javad Khamenei (Persian: سید جواد خامنه‌ای; 7 December 1895 – 5 July 1986)[1] [2] was an Iranian Shia cleric. He was the father of Iran's current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.[3]

Early life

He was an ethnic Iranian Azeri from the city of Khameneh.He attended seminary in Najaf, Qom and Mashhad. After finishing his studies, he settled in the vicinity of Ali ibn Musa (al-Ridha) shrine in Mashhad. He was the imam of the Mashhad in an Azeri mosque . He had three daughters from his first marriage, named Alaviyeh, Batoul and Fatemeh Soltan. After the death of his first wife, he married Khadijeh Mirdamadi, an ethnic Persian, with whom he had one daughter (Badri Khamenei) and four sons (Mohammad Khamenei, Ali Khamenei, Hadi Khamenei and Mohammad Hassan Khamenei).[4] [5]

Death

Javad Khamenei died on 5 July 1986. He was buried at the portico, behind Imam Reza Shrine, next to Dar-al-Feiz.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: فرازی از زندگی‌نامه پدر رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی. 2017-07-05. خبرگزاری مهر اخبار ایران و جهان Mehr News Agency. fa. 2019-08-14.
  2. Web site: Biography -- Iran's supreme leader . defapress.ir . 17 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Biography of Seyyed Javad Khamenei . tasnimnews.com . 16 September 2019.
  4. Book: Parents know the Supreme Leader + Photos.
  5. Book: shakhsiatnegar. Ayatollah Seyed Javad Khamenei .
  6. Web site: Life of Ayatollah Seyyed Javad Khamenei . 22 July 2017 . tebyan.net . 23 September 2019.