Khadijeh Saqafi
Khadijeh Saqafi | |
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| خدیجه ثقفی | |
 Saqafi in 1987 | |
| Born | 1915 or 1916 |
| Died | (aged 93)[1][2] Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7, includingMostafa,Zahra,Farideh,andAhmad |
Khadijeh Saqafi(Persian:خدیجه ثقفی; 1915/1916 – 21 March 2009) was an Iranian revolutionary and the wife ofRuhollah Khomeini,theSupreme Leader of Iranand figurehead of theIranian Revolution.In Iran, she was known as "the mother of the Islamic revolution".[1]
Early life
[edit]Saqafi was born in 1915 or 1916 inTehran,the daughter of Hajj Mirza Mohammad Thaqafi-e Tehrani, a respected cleric and merchant.[3]
Marriage and later years
[edit]Saqafi became the bride of 29-year-old Ruhollah Khomeini in 1929[3][4]or 1931.[2]They had seven children together, although only five survived childhood.[4]The family resided inQomuntil Khomeini's exile in 1964.[5]Their sonMostafadied inIraqin 1977 while in exile, while their second sonAhmaddied of cardiac arrest in 1995.[2]
Throughout their marriage, Saqafi largely stayed out of the public eye, although she was described as being a strong supporter of her husband's opposition to Shah,Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[2]Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani,formerPresident of Iran,referred to Saqafi as the "closest and most patient" supporter of her husband.[2]
Death
[edit]Saqafi died in Tehran on 21 March 2009 aged 93, following a long illness.[1][2]Thousands attended her funeral at theUniversity of Tehran,including Supreme LeaderAli Khameneiand then-PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad.[2]Saqafi was buried next to her husband and son athis mausoleuminBehesht-e Zahra.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Iranians mourn Khomeini's widow".BBC News.22 March 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 24 March 2009.
- ^abcdefgh"Khadijeh Saqafi, Khomeini's Wife, Is Dead at 93".The New York Times.23 March 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 17 November 2023.
- ^abDabashi, Hamid (1993).Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundations of the Islamic Revolution in Iran(PDF).New York: New York University Press. p. 410. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 April 2015.
- ^ab"Marital life".Imam-khomeini.ir.Archivedfrom the original on 18 August 2012.
- ^Azizi, Arash (4 June 2019)."Three decades after Khomeini's death, his clan rules from the sidelines".Atlantic Council.Archivedfrom the original on 16 June 2019.
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