Zahra Haddad-Adel, Wife of Iran's New Supreme Leader, Killed in US-Israel Strike Zahra Haddad-Adel, the wife of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly elected supreme leader, was killed in a joint US-Israel strike on Iran nearly nine days prior. The attack targeted the Iranian leadership, resulting in the deaths of several high-ranking officials, including Zahra. She was married to Mojtaba Khamenei, who assumed the role of supreme leader following the passing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Zahra’s family background is deeply rooted in Iran’s political landscape, with her father, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, a prominent conservative politician and former Parliament Speaker. Zahra was the daughter of Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel and Tayyebeh Mahrouzadeh. She had four siblings, including three sisters and a brother. Her marriage to Mojtaba Khamenei in 1999 was described as a strategic alliance between the supreme leadership and a conservative technocratic faction within Iran’s political establishment. This union solidified ties between two influential conservative families, positioning Zahra at the intersection of Iran’s religious and political elite. Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel played a significant role in shaping Iran’s conservative movement. He served in multiple government roles, including minister of culture and Islamic guidance from 1979 and deputy education minister from 1982 to 1993. He was also a key advisor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and later became the executive director of the Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation. His contributions extended to education, as he helped establish the national Scientific Olympiads in Iran. Despite her family’s prominence, Zahra maintained a private life, with minimal public coverage of her activities.#mojtaba_khamenei #zahra_haddad_adel #gholam_ali_haddad_adel #tayyebeh_mahrouzadeh #encyclopaedia_islamica_foundation
