As Iranians take to the streets to protest the country’s strict Muslim dress code, they have chanted for the death of a man who once wielded power in secret and now has a growing public profile—Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader.
Mr. Khamenei, 53 years old, has no official government position. But U.S. and Iranian officials have said he is in charge of his father’s business empire and is influential in appointing security officials and sometimes overseeing key parts of Iran’s security apparatus, which has come under renewed scrutiny following violent clashes between police and protesters over the death of Mahsa Amini, who died while being held in police custody for allegedly violating laws on dressing modestly.
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