Martyred Leader laid to rest at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad

The body of Martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was laid to rest at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad.

After several days of massive farewell and funeral ceremonies in Tehran, Qom and Iraq, the body was received by a massive crowd from across Iran and other countries in Mashhad on Thursday afternoon.

Millions of mourners brought several days of nationwide mourning to their climax at the final farewell ceremony for the Martyred Leader at the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS).

Senior officials and political figures, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mosheni Ejei, former vice president Mohammad Mokhber and Mashhad Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Alamolhoda attended the ceremony.

The ceremony included the final funeral prayers led by the Martyred Leader’s son Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Khamenei.

The burial places of the Martyred Leader and his martyred family members are in the mausoleum’s Dar al-Dhikr hallway.

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was martyred in a joint US-Israeli strike on Tehran on February 28, 2026, at the outset of a 40-day war of aggression against Iran.