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Individual · Supreme leadership & state
Mojtaba Khamenei
Supreme Leader
Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran’s supreme leader in March 2026. The office carries constitutional authority over the armed forces, senior judicial appointments, and core state institutions.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
Khamenei is the central node in this selected record because the supreme leadership connects the clerical-administrative center, senior military appointments, the judiciary, the SNSC, and leader-supervised economic institutions.
- Record type
- Individual dossier
- Primary role
- Supreme Leader
- Network sector
- Supreme leadership & state
- Documented links
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Profile
Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran’s supreme leader in March 2026. The office carries constitutional authority over the armed forces, senior judicial appointments, and core state institutions.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Iran network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
The supreme leader sits at the center of the leadership office and the constitutional state structure.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Associated Press · succession and power structureMokhber was reported appointed as an aide and adviser to the supreme leader in August 2026.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Iran International · Mokhber appointed as aideA public meeting between the supreme leader and president was documented on 9 August 2026.
Limit: One public meeting shows contact on that date, not continuing access or agreement.
Associated Press · leaders meet in TehranThe constitution gives the supreme leader authority to appoint the head of the judiciary.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of IranRezaei was named the supreme leader's representative to the SNSC in August 2026.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Associated Press · Iran names new security chiefsThe supreme leader appointed Vahidi as IRGC commander on 10 August 2026.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsThe supreme leader appointed Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff on 10 August 2026.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsThe supreme leader appointed Heydari as deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff on 10 August 2026.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsThe supreme leader appointed Izadi as deputy commander of the IRGC on 10 August 2026.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsThe supreme leader appointed Azmaei as commander of the IRGC Navy on 10 August 2026.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsThe supreme leader appointed Taeb as Basij commander on 10 August 2026.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsWhat to watch
- Does Mojtaba Khamenei retain the same formal role and institutional position?
- Do official records document new appointments, assignments, or contact with Office of the Supreme Leader?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the dated connections recorded here?
Source record
- 01Associated Press · succession and power structure
Background on the 2026 leadership succession and the institutions around the supreme leader.
- 02Iran International · Mokhber appointed as aide
Reported appointment of Mohammad Mokhber as an aide to the supreme leader in August 2026.
- 03Associated Press · leaders meet in Tehran
Dated public meeting between Mojtaba Khamenei and Masoud Pezeshkian in August 2026.
- 04Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Constitutional offices, appointment powers, executive structure, and Supreme National Security Council membership.
- 05Associated Press · Iran names new security chiefs
Current leadership and security appointments reported in August 2026.
- 06IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointments
Official appointment account for Ali Abdollahi, Kioumars Heydari, Ahmad Vahidi, Mostafa Izadi, Ali Azmaei, and Hossein Taeb on 10 August 2026.