Ibrahim Raisi's death, 'opportunity' for Mojtaba, will Khamenei's son be the next Ayatollah? – Does Ibrah
Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. Now people are looking for a conspiracy angle in his death. This accident is being mourned in Iran’s friendly countries all over the world. Now the debate is going on about who will be the next President of Iran, but more debate is going on about who will be the Supreme Leader of Iran. The post of President of Iran is not the highest post of Iran, ‘Ayatollahs’ are more influential than that.
Although the President is the highest official of Iran, in practice he is limited only to the internal affairs of the country. Now questions are being raised as to who will be the next supreme leader of Iran. The name that is being discussed the most is Mojtaba Khamenei.
Mojtaba desperate to become Ayatollah!If Mojtaba Khamenei becomes the Supreme Leader, then only he will have the right to take all decisions related to foreign affairs. The President has control over internal affairs. The decisions of the Supreme Leader of Iran dominate the decisions of the President of Iran. The President has administrative responsibilities, while the Supreme Leader has unlimited powers. Mojtaba Khamenei is more desperate to become the Supreme Leader than the President.
Not the President, Ayatollah is the leader of IranVelayan-e-Faqih, the Shia branch of Islam, believes that the Ayatollah is the supreme ruler of Iran, who has the authority to take all important decisions related to the country. He is the greatest cleric of the Shia tradition, who has unlimited authority. He is considered an expert in Islamic jurisprudence, theology and philosophy. They have the authority to issue fatwas. His every decision has the approval of the public.
Is Mojtaba Khamenei behind Mojtaba Khamenei’s murder?The real power of the Islamic Republic of Iran lies with the Ayatollahs. Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Ayatollah started being considered the head and commander-in-chief of the country. Ayatollah has both religious and political authority. Now it is being claimed that Mojtaba Khamenei is going to come to power. It is being said that Ayatollah’s son Mojtaba Khamenei caused Ibrahim Raisi’s plane to crash because he did not want anyone else to inherit his father’s throne. Ibrahim Raisi has been claiming himself to be a descendant of Prophet Mohammad.
Who will be the next Ayatollah?Since the death of Ibrahim Raisi, there has been speculation about the position of the next Ayatollah. According to the Constitution of Iran, if a President dies, then the interim President of the country becomes the Vice President of the country. This post was held by Mohammad Mokhbar. He is the temporary president. The head of the judiciary and the Speaker of Parliament will jointly hold a presidential election within 50 days.
Now the question is who will be the next Supreme Commander. Ayatollah Khamenei is already 85 years old. He has led the country for 30 years. President Ibrahim Raisi was in line to succeed him but his death changed everything. Now there is discussion that Mojtaba Khamenei will be the Ayatollah. Iran is going through difficult times, hence people are apprehensive about the future of Iran.
Will Khamenei hand over power to his son?The death of Ibrahim Raisi has increased the chances of Ayatollah Khamenei’s son Mojtaba Khamenei. He is now at the forefront of the race to become the Supreme Leader. Mojtaba Khamenei is young. He was born on 8 September 1969 in Mashhad. She is the second child of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His career started with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This wing has been close to him to a great extent.
He joined the IRGC at a very young age. He witnessed the Iran-Iraq war in 1980. After the war, he studied in Qom, a major center of Shia religious education, under the guidance of prominent conservative clerics. Iran’s fundamentalist group likes him very much.
What are Mojtaba’s challenges?It is said about Mojtaba Khamenei that he will take over his father’s position. Every thorn in their path is being removed, or is being removed. He is now the main face behind his father’s decisions. They speak loudly in Iran. Mojtaba Khamenei already seems to be in a strong position as the supreme leader.
Mojtaba Khamenei is a fundamentalist like his father. They rely on conservative and repressive policies. He is not popular but is very popular among the fundamentalists. In 2009, a huge uproar broke out after fundamentalist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power as President. People said that the election was deliberately rigged against progressive candidate Mir Soussain Mousavi, so that Mojtaba Khamenei could inherit his father. The people of Iran want a progressive government but they are destined to have fundamentalist leaders.