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Badri Khamenei
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Badri Khamenei | |
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بدری خامنهای | |
| Born | 1942 or 1943 (age 81–82) |
| Known for | Opposition to Ali Khamenei |
| Spouse | Ali Tehrani |
| Children | 5, including Farideh |
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Badri Sadat Khamenei (Persian: بدری سادات خامنهای; born 1942 or 1943) is an Iranian dissident and estranged sister of Ali Khamenei who is known for opposing her brother's rule in Iran.
In 1985, in the middle of the Iran–Iraq War, she left Iran with her children and fled to Iraq. She did so to join her husband, Sheik Ali Tehrani, after a one-year separation.[1] She admitted later that 20 of her friends were arrested and executed.[2]
In 1995, she returned to Iran, but remained alienated from Ali Khamenei until his death on February 28, 2026.
In December 2022, amid the Mahsa Amini protests, she criticized her brother's rule and his "despotic caliphate". In an open letter, she also hoped to see him overthrown. "The regime of the Islamic Republic of Khomeini and Ali Khamenei has brought nothing but suffering and oppression to Iran and Iranians," she wrote.[3]
Family
[edit]Badri Khamenei's husband was Ali Tehrani (1926–2022), an Iranian Shia Islamic theologian and writer. He fled to Iraq in 1984. After returning to Iran, he spent 10 years in prison.
Her daughter, Farideh Moradkhani, the former supreme leader's niece, was arrested in November 2022 after going to a prosecutor's office following a summons.
Her son Mahmoud Moradkhani is based in France and was the one who shared both his sister's videos criticizing the regime[4] and their mother's criticism of the regime in December 2022.[5]
References
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- ^ "Iran President's Sister Flees to Iraq". Los Angeles Times. 2 May 1985. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Javedanfar, Meir. "The future of Iran after Khamenei". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Sister Of Iran's Supreme Leader Pens Open Letter Hoping For End To 'Tyranny' Of Brother's Rule". Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty. RFE/RL's Radio Farda. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Niece of Iran's supreme leader calls on other countries to cut ties with regime". The Guardian. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Sister of Iran's leader condemns his rule, urges Guards to disarm - letter". Reuters. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
