Khomeini family

Khomeini Family

left to right: Hassan Khomeini, Ruhollah Khomeini, Yasser Khomeini and Ahmad Khomeini
Ethnicity	Persian
Current region	Iran
Earlier spellings	Hindi
Place of origin	Nishapur, Khomein
Members	Ahmad Musavi Hindi Ruhollah Khomeini Mostafa Khomeini Ahmad Khomeini
Connected members	Tabatabaei, Khatami, Eshraghi, Haeri
Heirlooms	Mausoleum of Khomeini

The Mousavi Khomeini (Persian: موسوی خمینی‎‎) family is an Iranian Shi'a Muslim family that is prominent in politics and clergy. The family members are Sayyid and descendents of 7th Shi'ite Imam Musa al-Kadhim.^[1] Originally Persians from Nishapur, ancestors of the family migrated for a short stay to Awadh (in modern-day India), towards the end of the 18th century.^[2][3][4] The family moved back and settled in Khomein in the first half of the 19th century.^[5][6][7]

Ruhollah Khomeini is the most notable member of the family.

Family tree

Source:^[8][9]

References

1. A Critical Introduction to Khomeini by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
2. Algar, Hamid (2010). "A short biography". In Koya, Abdar Rahman. Imam Khomeini: Life, Thought and Legacy. Islamic Book Trust. p. 19. ISBN 978-9675062254.
3. Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam by Juan Ricardo Cole
4. Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation by Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
5. From Khomein, A biography of the Ayatollah, 14 June 1999, The Iranian
6. Algar, Hamid (2010). "A short biography". In Koya, Abdar Rahman. Imam Khomeini: Life, Thought and Legacy. Islamic Book Trust. p. 20. ISBN 978-9675062254.
7. The Columbia world dictionary of Islamism by Olivier Roy, Antoine Sfeir
8. "اینفوگرافیک/ خانواده امام خمینی(ره)" (in Persian). jahannews.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
9. "شجره نامه خاندان امام خمینی" (in Persian). hasankhomeini.ir. Retrieved 5 April 2015.