Indian Officials to Attend Martyred Leader’s Funeral

IQNA – India will send a high-level delegation to represent New Delhi at the state funeral of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

Bihar Governor Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita will lead the Indian delegation to Iran for the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs, the delegation will represent India at the state ceremony.

Previously in 2024, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar had travelled to Tehran to represent India after then President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were martyred in a helicopter crash. 

Invitations for the upcoming funeral have also been dispatched to leaders from China, Russia, Qatar, France, and Pakistan, with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirming that a delegation from Islamabad will attend.

The public ceremonies are structured over several cities across Iran. The maryred Leaders' body will first lie in state at Tehran's Grand Mosalla complex for the public to pay their final respects on July 4 and 5, with public holidays declared across Tehran province during this official mourning period.

A formal state funeral procession will follow in the capital on July 6. Finally, the late Leader will be laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad, one of the holiest cities in Shia Islam, on July 9.

Source: Outlook