The Iranian site Azar Iran published the list of foreign leaders attending the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, including the presidents of Tajikistan, Iraq, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Armenia; top officials from Russia (Dmitry Medvedev), Pakistan (PM Shehbaz Sharif), Turkey (VP Cevdet Yılmaz); the Taliban's prime minister Mullah Hassan Akhund; and delegations from India, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Cuba, and other nations.
The Iranian website Azar Iran published a detailed list of foreign leaders and senior officials expected to attend the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, whose death and succession have triggered wide international outreach by Tehran.
The list includes Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon; Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid and Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi; Turkmenistan's National Leader and chairman of the People's Council Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow; Georgia's President Mikheil Kavelashvili; and Armenia's PM Nikol Pashinyan.
Russia is represented by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council, leading a delegation that includes Foreign Ministry officials, Orthodox Church representatives, Sunni muftis, and Shia scholars from Russia — a presence The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday. Turkey sends Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz alongside a deputy foreign minister. Pakistan is led by PM Shehbaz Sharif heading a senior delegation; India sends Bihar Governor and retired Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain along with a deputy foreign minister — consistent with Indian media reports earlier Wednesday. The Taliban send their prime minister Mullah Hassan Akhund.
Delegations also come from Bangladesh (PM Muhammad Yunus? — the source names PM Tarique Rahman and Parliament Speaker Hafiz al-Din Ahmed), Azerbaijan (Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova), Kazakhstan (Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbaev), and Cuba (Higher Education Minister Walter Baluca García). The list has not been independently verified by Israeli or Western diplomatic channels, though most attendees align with earlier Iranian announcements of over 30 countries confirming participation.
2 developments
- DevelopingPakistan PM says he will attend Khamenei's funeral
- DevelopingIran deputy says neighbors want to send over 1 million mourners to Khamenei funeral
- DevelopingRussian Foreign Minister Lavrov to attend Khamenei funeral
- StrongIranian embassy in Moscow confirms Medvedev to attend Khamenei funeral as Putin's envoy
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