Is the Supreme Leader going to change now in Iran? These are the top 5 contenders regarding the successor of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

How is the identity of any country in the world? There are many standards, such as its history, its culture, its geographical environment. Apart from this, there is another thing that determines the move and its character of a country. Governments running that country, head of that government. This formula also applies to Iran. But President is the highest officer of Iran. But in terms of powers, there is a big authority of the Supreme Leader. The same Supreme Leader, who threatened Israel on the matter, threatened to see Netanyahu and seem to be unaware of Trump’s threats. Amidst the ongoing tension between Israel and Iran, what Trump said about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, becomes very important. Trump has said that he knows where Khamani is. At present, America has no plan to kill him. Earlier, it has also been clarified by Israel that the fate of Khamani can also be like Saddam Hussain. In such a situation, the discussion about the next Supreme Leader in Iran has also intensified. Let’s know who are included in the next list?

Ayatollah’s second son Mojtaba Khamenei was born in 1969 in Mashhad. He was trained by influential teachers. With this, Mojtaba studied theology and became a cleric while walking on the path of his father. He still teaches theology in Iran’s largest Islamic madrasa Qom seminary. Mojtaba Khamenei has been far away from people’s eyes to a great extent. However, his importance in Tehran has increased in the last two years. Mojtaba Khamenei has become more active in Iranian politics and has played a role in decision making in governance. In the elections held in 2005 and 2009, Mojtaba Khamenei supported Mahmood Ahmadinejad. It is said that he played a role in the President’s victory in 2009 and allegedly suppressed protests in Iran after the election. However, after Ahmadinejad accused Mojtaba of embezzlement of money from the government treasury, the relationship between the two soured. In 2021, Mojtaba Khamenei was awarded the title of Ayatollah, which is a constitutional need to serve as the supreme leader of Iran.

Alirja Arafi is a very reliable colleague of Khamenei. Arafi assembly of experts, deputy chairman of the Arafi Assembly of Experts, members of the Guardian Council and the leader of Friday prayers in KOM, holds several important positions. His knowledge and understanding about Iran’s power structure is quite good.

Ali Asgar takes care of political security matters in Hedge Khamenei’s office. Known for his important role in administration, he has been handling Iran’s intelligence and plays an irreparable role in decision making in terms of defense and strategy.

Mohammad Golpayegani has been working as Chief of Staff in Khamenei’s office for a long time and has one of his most trusted colleagues. Mohammad Golpayegani, who is considered to be very reliable of Khamenei, is comprehensive about the way the Iranian administrative system work.

Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, only two people have reached the post of supreme leader. The first of these was Ayatollah Roholla Khomeini, founder of Iranian Republic and second is his successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The supreme leader is the principal commander of Iran’s armed forces. Apart from the supreme leader, Iran also has a committee of Parliament and experts. Majlis, a 290 -member Parliament in Iran, is selected through general election every four years. The committee of experts is a strong institution of 88 members, which includes Islamic researchers and Ulema. The job of this institution is to keep an eye on his performance from the appointment of the supreme leader.