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Six months after succeeding his father, Mojtaba Khamenei has made no public appearances, yet his late wife's family has described him to state-affiliated outlets as a film buff familiar with Christopher Nolan, interested in start-ups and cognitive science, and diligent about learning English.
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family → succeed → English
Six months into his tenure as Iran's ayatollah, Mojtaba Khamenei has given no public interviews and appeared in no new photographs, yet his late wife's family is now depicting him as a movie buff with a keen interest in start-ups.
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family → give → ups
Farideddin Haddad Adel, the brother of Zahra Haddad-Adel — killed alongside Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the 28 February US-Israel strike on the supreme leader's compound — has described his brother-in-law in interviews republished by state-aligned Iranian media.
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Adel → kill → media
He portrayed Mojtaba Khamenei as someone with broad interests spanning technology, start-ups, psychology, cognitive sciences and film, and said he is familiar with the work of British director Christopher Nolan.
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he → portray → Nolan
"Unlike His Eminence (Ali Khamenei), he is not into literature, but he watches a lot of films," Haddad Adel said.
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Adel → watch → films
Tayyebeh Mahrouzadeh, Zahra's mother, said in comments republished by Iranian media in June that before asking for her daughter's hand, Mojtaba Khamenei had obtained a TOEFL English-language certificate and was diligent in learning foreign languages.
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Khamenei → say → languages
Living simply, dressing plainly
Haddad Adel also said his brother-in-law spent some 25 years working in security, military and political roles alongside Ali Khamenei.
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law → live → Khamenei
He dates it back to May 1997, when reformist candidate Mohammad Khatami won the presidential election against the candidate backed by the ayatollah's office, in what became known in Iran as the start of the reform era.
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what → date → era
Ali Khamenei and institutions under his control subsequently worked to obstruct the reformist government's legislative agenda — Khatami later said his administration faced a crisis every nine days.
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administration → work → crisis
The family also describes Mojtaba Khamenei as living simply, dressing plainly and sleeping little.
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family → describe → Khamenei
Presenting a simple lifestyle was a recurring feature of pro-regime media coverage of Ali Khamenei throughout his decades in power, used to distance the leadership from corruption allegations and signal loyalty to the values of the 1979 revolution.
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Presenting → present → revolution
Now, Mojtaba Khamenei is intentionally presented as a cleric rooted in religious and security structures while staying in touch with modern culture — someone familiar with English, Hollywood cinema, and technology, yet not at odds with the Islamic Republic's political order.
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Khamenei → present → order
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was appointed ayatollah by the Assembly of Experts on 8 March, nine days after surviving the strike that killed his father and wife.
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that → appoint → father
He had married Zahra Haddad-Adel in 1999.
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He → marry → 1999
Her father, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, is a prominent conservative politician who served as speaker of parliament and adviser to Ali Khamenei.
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who → serve → Khamenei
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