Larijani family
Iranian religious Shia family
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The Larijani family (Persian: خاندان لاریجانی, romanized: Khāndān e Larījānī) is an Iranian religious Shia family of Mazanderani origin. It is prominent in Iranian politics and sometimes considered a political dynasty.[1][2]
- Mohammad Javad Larijani
Ali Larijani
Sadiq Larijani
Bagher Larijani
Fazel Larijani
Fazala Larijani
Hadi Ardeshir Larijani
Farideh Motahhari
Fatemeh Ardashir
Mohammad Reza Larijani
Amir Larijani
- Esmail Khorasani
Hossein Wahid Khorasani
Morteza Motahhari
Azam (Aliyeh) Rouhani
Mohammad Motahari
Ali Motahari
Narges Ansari
Mirza Abul Hassan Vaez Javadi Amoli
Abdollah Javadi Amoli
Ahmad Tavakkoli
Saeid Zibakalam
Sadegh Zibakalam
Maryam Zebkalam
Sara Zebkalam
Dr. Fatima Zebkalam
| Larijani family لاریجانی خاندان Larijani | |
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Ali Larijani (left) and Sadeq Larijani (right), both members of the family | |
| Founded | Larijan District, Guarded Domains of Iran |
| Founder | Hashim Larijani |
| Members | List
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Connected members | List
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History
Hashim Larijani was born in 1899 in Larijan, Iran and studied Islamic sciences in Amol, Tehran, and Qom. He then migrated to Najaf seminary and stayed there for thirty years. As such, his children were born mainly in Najaf. Larijani moved to Qom around 1963.[3]
Hashim was the father of one daughter (Fazala Larijani) and five sons (Mohammad Javad Larijani, Fazel Larijani, Ali Larijani, Sadiq Larijani and Bagher Larijani), who have held positions in the government of Islamic Republic of Iran.[4]
Notable members
- Ali Larijani (1958–2026), former military officer and the former Speaker of the Majlis of Iran
- Mohammad Javad Larijani (born 1951), mathematician and former deputy Foreign Minister
- Bagher Larijani (born 1961), medical practitioner
- Fazel Larijani (born 1953), physicist and diplomat
- Sadiq Larijani (born 1963), Ayatollah and former head of the judicial system of Iran