Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader's Son Builds Global Property Empire
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's Supreme Leader, has built a large property empire around the world.
He owns expensive homes and hotels in places like London, Dubai, and Frankfurt.
He uses other people's names and secret companies to buy these properties because of sanctions against him.
The money comes from selling Iranian oil.
Even though Iran's leaders say they live simply, Mojtaba's wealth shows a different story.
Some people in Iran are angry because the leaders are rich while many people in Iran are poor.
The UK has punished one of Mojtaba's friends, Ali Ansari, for helping Iran's military, which has made it harder for Mojtaba to use his money.
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's Supreme Leader, owns a global property empire worth over $138 million.
Properties include luxury homes in London, a villa in Dubai, and hotels in Frankfurt and Mallorca.
Funds for these investments come from Iranian oil sales, routed through banks in the UK, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the UAE.
Khamenei uses shell companies and associates like Ali Ansari to bypass US sanctions imposed on him in 2019.
The empire's existence conflicts with the Iranian regime's image of piety, amid rising poverty and protests in Iran.
- Who
- Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's Supreme Leader, and his associate Ali Ansari
- What
- Building a global property empire through shell companies and investments
- When
- Deals stretch back at least as far as 2011
- Where
- Properties in London, Dubai, Frankfurt, Mallorca, Toronto, and Paris
- Why
- To channel funds into Western markets despite US sanctions
- Name
- Mojtaba Khamenei
- Age
- 56
- Relation
- Son of Iran's Supreme Leader
- Estimated Wealth
- Billions of dollars
- Key Associate
- Ali Ansari
- Sanctions
- US sanctions imposed in 2019
- Properties
- Luxury homes in London, villa in Dubai, hotels in Europe
- Funding Source
- Iranian oil sales
