Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, a son of Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran's next Supreme Leader under pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a report by Iran International.
Born on 8 September 1969 in Mashhad, Iran, he studied theology and trained at the seminary centre in Qom, where prominent Shia theologians taught.
He served in the Revolutionary Guards.
In 2009, he was involved in the leadership of the Basij paramilitary forces during the suppression of protests following the disputed election.
The succession claim was attributed to Iran International in the initial report published on 4 March.
