Martyred Leader’s funeral slated for July 4; burial on July 9
Funeral for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern holy city of Mashhad on July 9, according to the office responsible for preserving and publishing the works of Ayatollah Khamenei.
According to a statement issued by the office, farewell ceremonies for the martyred Leader will be held at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on July 4 and 5.
A funeral procession in Tehran is scheduled for July 6, while another procession will take place in the holy city of Qom on July 7.
The final funeral ceremony will be held in the holy city of Mashhad on July 9. The statement said the martyred Leader will be laid to rest at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS).
The organizers invited “all noble and dear people, the free people of the world, followers of the school of Islam, and those interested in Iran” to attend the ceremonies and bid farewell to the martyred Leader.
Ayatollah Khamenei was assassinated by the US and Israeli militaries at his residence in Tehran on February 28, when they launched a bloody war of aggression against Iran that also saw the assassination of several top military commanders.
Days later, Iran’s Assembly of Experts, a body of 88 clerics, elected Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, 56 years old, as the third Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.