Khadijeh Saqafi
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| Born |
Khadijeh Saqafi 1913 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 21 March 2009 (aged 96) Tehran, Iran |
| Residence | Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for | Spouse of the Supreme Leader of Iran (1979–1989) |
| Spouse(s) | Ruhollah Khomeini (m. 1929–89) |
| Children |
Mostafa Zahra Sadiqeh Farideh Ahmad |
| Relatives | Mirza Mohammad Saqafi (Father) Hassan Khojaste Bagherzadeh (Brother) |
Khadijeh Saqafi (nicknamed Quds of Iran) (1913 – 21 March 2009) was the wife of Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Saqafi was the daughter of Hajj Mirza Tehrani a respected cleric.
Saqafi married Ruhollah Khomeini in 1929, when she was 16. She gave birth to seven children with Khomeini during her life, though only five survived childhood. Her son, Mostafa, died in Iraq in 1977, while a second son, Ahmad, died of cardiac arrest in 1995 at the age of 50.
Saqafi, who largely stayed out of the Iranian public's eye, has been described as a strong supporter of her husband's opposition to the Shah of Iran. Former President of Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, referred to Saqafi as the "closest and most patient" supporter for her husband."
Saqafi died on 21 March 2009, in Tehran after a long illness at the age of 96. Thousands of people attended her funeral, including the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Saqafi was buried next to her husband at his Mausoleum in Behesht-e Zahra. She was survived by her three daughters, Zahra, Sadiqeh, and Farideh.
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