SAEDNEWS: The modest rented home of Ayatollah Khamenei’s eldest son comprises just two cheap rugs, a handful of ordinary cushions, and not a single piece of furniture—an exemplar of his family’s ascetic lifestyle.
According to Saed News, today nowhere in the world—and not even among our own country’s officials—can one find anyone whose Islamic lifestyle and simple living matches that of Ayatollah al‑Uzma Imam Khamenei and his children and family.
According to the political desk of Saed News, citing Tasnim, since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the Guardianship of the Jurist and leadership of the system—as the most crucial pillar of the Islamic order and its strongest defensive bulwark—have been relentlessly targeted by enemies. Adversaries have rightly understood that as long as the Leader’s authority and credibility remain intact in Iran, no subversive project against the Islamic Republic can be conceived or executed, having witnessed how, in the past, the Leader neutralized their most complex designs in a short time and without employing all his means. Consequently, understanding that the secret of the Islamic Republic’s endurance and resilience lies in the Guardianship of the Jurist and its leadership, they have never let up in their assaults on this pillar of the system. It can be said with confidence that today nowhere in the world—and not even among our own officials—does anyone live with an Islamic and simple lifestyle comparable to that of Imam Khamenei and his family. The following report offers just a few examples of their asceticism and personal traits, shared on the occasion of a quarter‑century of Khamenei’s leadership (the instances cited are drawn from statements by revolutionary figures and some members of the Leader’s household).
Life of the Supreme Leader’s Children in Religious Study and Simplicity
Ayatollah al‑Uzma Imam Khamenei has four sons, all of whom are seminary students who truly devote themselves to their studies—and excel at them. I am well acquainted with them; I have the privilege of fellowship, sitting and conversing with them. I have never once seen them speak of money, facilities, or the like. They seem like ordinary individuals—and so does their father. It is truly invaluable that one has opportunities and position yet shows no attachment to them. That is extremely precious.
For Ayatollah Khamenei himself, every amenity is available, yet we see no interest—neither from him nor his family. Certainly, the Leader does not wish his relatives, especially his children, to engage in economic affairs, and they themselves have no desire or attachment to such matters. They have been raised in such a way that they have no appetite for these things. As a result, even the most anti‑revolutionary groups—domestic or abroad—have not dared to speak ill of them. Though I do not endorse their rumors—many of which are false—I have never heard a word against the Leader’s children. No one has, because if they did, nobody would believe it, and their other slanders would be discredited as well.
Their simplicity and indifference to worldly matters are so evident that even the fiercest opponents have never contested this fact. For these young men, matters of study and scholarship—and their concerns for the people, the seminary community, and other issues—are exactly the concerns their father holds. The notion that they pursue worldly gain—property, money, savings—simply does not exist. If it did, I would know, for I am very familiar with them. I have never seen any sign of such inclinations.
The Eldest Son’s Rented Flat
Imam Khamenei’s eldest son, Mostafa, rented a flat during his first year of marriage—when he was a seminary student in Qom—and remains a tenant to this day. One afternoon, they invited us for lunch. It had been barely a year since their wedding, and in those early months they were still settling in. We brought a simple potted plant so as not to arrive empty‑handed—and I was truly astonished: I wondered whether this was the home of a newlywed at all! Even a typical newlywed’s home possesses some sparkle, yet in this flat—let alone one belonging to the child of the country’s highest authority—there was none. It was as simple as could be: two machine‑made rugs—each six meters long—laid over a carpeted floor, and two or three ordinary foam cushions. There was no furniture, no ornamental touches—nothing but bare essentials. Such simple living among the Leader’s children is well known.
