SAEDNEWS: A rare public anecdote by the Supreme Leader’s longtime physician has unveiled an unusual moment of personal outreach by the wife of Iran’s most powerful man—casting light on the guarded private life of the Islamic Republic’s ruling family.
According to Saed News, a revealing glimpse into the private sphere of Iran’s ruling elite has surfaced through a televised account by Dr. Seyed Alireza Marandi, the long-serving head of the Supreme Leader’s medical team. In a recent appearance on “Bermuda,” a popular political talk show hosted by Kamran Najafzadeh, Marandi shared an anecdote involving a phone call from the Supreme Leader’s wife—a rare public reference to her involvement in family matters.
During the broadcast, Marandi noted that he has been the attending physician for not only Ayatollah Khamenei but also his children and grandchildren. Recounting a specific incident, he recalled receiving a call from the Supreme Leader’s spouse, who gently reminded him of a girl he had cared for since birth—now grown and a mother herself. “She told me, ‘That same daughter now has a child of her own, and I kindly ask you to accept her as your patient,’” Marandi recounted.
The revelation, while modest in content, provides an uncommon window into the continuity of trust within Iran’s most secretive family. It also subtly reinforces Marandi’s stature as a medical confidant to the Islamic Republic’s inner circle—underscoring the regime’s reliance on a tight web of long-serving loyalists.
In a political culture where family matters are often guarded as closely as state secrets, such anecdotes serve both as soft diplomacy and quiet signaling: even at the highest echelons of power, tradition, continuity, and personal bonds endure.
