Jul 4, 2026 09:11 AM IST Who has gathered in Tehran for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral?
Iran has now begun the official funeral ceremonies for its slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The six-day funeral is drawing massive crowds, including prominent international leaders and official delegations, from across the world arriving in the Iranian capital to pay their respects.
Here is a list of some of those attending the event Leaders from neighbouring countries Iraq: President and parliament speaker Pakistan: Prime Minister, Senate chairman, and army chief Afghanistan: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister Armenia: Prime minister Turkiye: Vice president Arab States and Gulf nations Saudi Arabia: Deputy foreign minister Qatar: Shura Council speaker Oman: State Council chairman Yemen: Vice president Egypt: Senate speaker International representatives Russia: Security Council deputy chairman (serving as special envoy) China: Vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (leading a national delegation) Belarus: House of Representatives speaker Georgia: President Serbia: Information and telecommunications minister Turkmenistan: National leader Uzbekistan: Parliament speaker Kazakhstan: Foreign minister Kyrgyzstan: Parliament speaker India: State governor (leading a national delegation) and a former state chief minister Bangladesh: Parliament speaker Malaysia: Special envoy Myanmar: Special envoy Thailand: Thai Shia Muslim groups Burkina Faso: Foreign minister Republic of the Congo: Foreign minister Namibia: Presidential affairs minister Nicaragua: Foreign minister International organisations & regional alliances Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Developing-8 (D-8) Political and armed groups Leaders and senior representatives from Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Yemeni factions, Lebanese political groups, Palestinian religious scholar associations, and Bulgarian political delegations. (Source: Al Jazeera)
