Badri Khamenei
Badri Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: بدری حسینی خامنهای) is an estranged sister of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In 1985, in the middle of the
In 1995, she returned to Iran, but remains alienated from Ali Khamenei.
In December 2022, amid 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
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 supreme leader’s niece, was arrested in November 2022 after going to a prosecutor’s office following a summons.
Her son
References
- ^ "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.