Javad Khamenei
Sayyid Javad Khamenei was an Iranian Shia cleric. He was the father of Iran's current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.Early life
He was born in the eastern Azerbaijan province of Khamaneh. He attended seminary in Najaf, Qom and Mashhad. After finishing his studies, he settled in the vicinity of Ali ibn Musa shrine in Mashhad. He was the imam of the Mashhad in a Turkish mosque. He had three daughters from his first marriage. After the death of his first wife, he married Khadija Mirdamadi, with whom he had one girl and four boys.Death
Javad Khamenei died on 5 July 1986. He was buried at the portico, behind Imam Reza shrine, next to Dar-al-Feiz.
