Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, is reportedly set to lead Iran

By Aditya Nagar | March 05, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, is seen as a potential successor.

However, a shocking revelation has surfaced around him. It is regarding his treatment for impotency and his inability to find a wife.

Based on WikiLeaks documents, the Julian Assange-led platform, the 56-year-old made frequent visits to hospitals in the United Kingdom for his treatment.

This report has arrived at such a time when Mojtaba Khamenei is about to succeed after Ali Khamenei's death in US-Israel joint operations.

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Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s New Supeme Leader

Based on a report released by WikiLeaks and a classified briefing by the State Department to the US Embassy in London in 2008, Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was forced to visit hospitals to produce more children.

His final stay lasted two months. Although he already has a son named Ali.

Ali Khamenei Family

Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Seyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, had six children with his wife, Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh.

Among these four are sons - Mostafa Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, Masoud Khamenei, and Meysam Khamenei.

His other two children are daughters named Boshra Khamenei and Hoda Khamenei.

Among his children, Mojtaba Khamenei is drawing more attention because of Iran’s political influence and discussions about the leadership succession after the demise of his father.

Pressure to Father More Children, Mojtaba Visited Hospitals In the UK

Coming back to the reason for which he is in the news, is his family wanted him to father more children, for which he was pressurised to make a fourth visit to the UK hospital for his medical treatment.

As written in the Diplomatic Cable, after his two-month stay, he married his wife, Zahra Haddad Adel, and became the father of a healthy boy, Ali, named after his paternal grandfather.

According to intelligence, he married her in 2004, because of his impotency issues, which forced him to make three visits to a UK hospital.

The document also reveals his visit to London’s two major hospitals, Wellington and Cromwell.

WikiLeaks: Mojtaba’s Wife and Son Were Among 49 Killed in Recent Attacks

As per more revelations from WikiLeaks, Mojtaba’s both wife and son were among the 49 who were killed in the recent strikes.

His wife was the daughter of former Majles Speaker Hadad Adel. Before that, Mojtaba had two temporary marriages.

Ali Khamenei Successor

The race for Ali Khamenei’s succession depends on the decision by the top clerical body of the Assembly of Experts, with one of its members, Ahmad Khatami.

Addressing Iranian state media on Wednesday, the official said voting would be held at the earliest opportunity.

Among the top contenders for the supreme position are

Alireza Arafi (among the three members of the interim council, running the nation)
Conservative cleric Mohren Araki
Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the Islamic Republic's founder, in 1979

Brief About Mojtaba Khamenei

Mojtaba Khamenei is an Iranian Shia cleric.
He was born in 1969, as the second son of former Iranian leader, Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad.
Mojtaba had studied Islamic theology in Qom.
Even though he rarely served in his public office, he is still believed to have been a strong influence on politics and on ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
He is currently seen as a potential successor to the late Supreme Leader.

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Mojtaba Khamenei is a Shia cleric and the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Reports say he has been chosen by Iran’s Assembly of Experts to succeed his father after his death, though official confirmation is still awaited.

If confirmed, Mojtaba’s leadership would mark a rare father-to-son transition of power in Iran’s Islamic Republic. Analysts say he already has strong influence within Iran’s political system and close ties with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which could shape the country’s policies during the ongoing regional tensions.

Iran’s Supreme Leader is selected by the Assembly of Experts, an 88-member clerical council that appoints and can theoretically remove the country’s top authority.

The Supreme Leader is the highest authority in Iran, overseeing the armed forces, judiciary, and key state institutions, and having the final say on major political and military decisions.

Despite holding no major public office, Mojtaba Khamenei is believed to have strong ties with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and significant influence within Iran’s political and security establishment.

The previous Supreme Leader was Ali Khamenei, who held the position from 1989 after succeeding Ruhollah Khomeini.

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