Khadijeh Saqafi
Khadijeh Saqafi (aka Ghods Iran Saqafi) (1913 – 21 March 2009) was the wife of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Saqafi was known as the "mother of the Islamic Revolution" within Iran.[1][2]
Early life
Saqafi was the daughter of Hajj Mirza Tehrani a respected cleric.[3] originally from Thaqif tribe in Arabia ,
Marriage and later years
Saqafi married Ruhollah Khomeini in 1929.[1] She gave birth to seven children with Khomeini during her life, though only five survived childhood.[4] Her son, Mostafa, died in Iraq in 1977, while a second son, Ahmad, died of cardiac arrest in 1995 at the age of 50.[1]
Saqafi, who largely stayed out of the Iranian public's eye, has been described as a strong supporter of her husband's opposition to the Shah of Iran.[1] Former President of Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, referred to Saqafi as the "closest and most patient" supporter for her husband."[1]
Death
Saqafi died on 21 March 2009, in Tehran after a long illness at the age of 96.[1] Thousands of people attended her funeral, including the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[1] Saqafi was buried next to her husband at his Mausoleum in Behesht-e Zahra.[2] She was survived by her three daughters.[1]
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