Ahmad Khomeini
| Ahmad Khomeini | |
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| Born |
15 March 1946 Qom, Iran |
| Died | 16 March 1995 (aged 49) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Islamic Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fatemeh Tabatabaei |
| Children |
Hassan Yasser Ali |
| Parent(s) |
Ruhollah Khomeini Khadijeh Saqafi |
Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini (Persian: سید احمد خمینی; 15 March 1946 – 16 March 1995) was the younger son of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and father of Hassan Khomeini. He was the "right-hand" of his father before, during and after the revolution of Iran. He was a link between Ruholah Khomeini and officials and people. He had several decision-making positions.
He died because of a heart disease and was buried next to his father. There were allegations that his death was suspicious which were rejected by his son, Hassan Khomeini.
Ahmad Khomeini was born in Qom on 14 March 1946, where he did his primary and secondary education in Owhadi and Hakin Nezami school, respectively. and then started seminary studies and accomplished primary and secondary hawza courses. He secretly joined his father, Ruhollah Khomeini, after his father was exiled to Najaf.
Ahmad was regarded as Khomeini's "right-hand man", the "torch-bearer for his father's anti-Western radicalism" and was close to his father, the leader of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. He helped coordinate affairs during and after the Iranian Revolution, in Khomeini's office in Najaf, Paris and subsequent to the ayatollah's return to Iran in February 1979. He used to visit the deprived areas to learn their shortages and reported his findings to Imam Khomeini. His letters containing the issues he had encountered is available. He was among the officials went through Fatah training.
His political life career commenced after death of his brother, Mostafa. In the 6 years after the death of his father, he had several decision-making positions. He served as his father's chief of staff until his father's death in 1989. From the summer of 1988 to 1989, death of Khomeini, he was one of the decision-makers in all official issues along with Rafsanjani and Khamenei. He was a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council without assuming any executive position. He was a member of Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution by Ali Khamenei's official order. He became the overseer of the Mausoleum of Khomeini. He spoke against America, Israel and what he called "exploitative Iranian capitalists," on several occasions.
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