Desk Report:
Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, MP, left Dhaka for Tehran this Thursday (July 2, 2026) morning to attend the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
It is worth noting that Ayatollah Khamenei was born on April 19, 1939 in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, and was martyred on February 28, 2026. He was 86 years old at the time of his death. He played an important role in the regime change after the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. He served as the Minister of Defense for a short time in 1980. After the start of the Iran-Iraq War, he was elected as the supervisor of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the President of Iran. After the death of Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, the Assembly of Experts elected him as the Supreme Leader of Iran.
Upon arrival in Tehran, he will attend the state funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. After attending the funeral, the Speaker will return to the country on July 4.
