Qom Hosts Funeral for Former Iranian Religious Leader Ali Khamenei Ebadullah.Ebadi Tue, 07/07/2026 - 16:11 Author Asima Rasoly World Qom, Iran, is hosting the funeral ceremony today (Tuesday) for Ali Khamenei, Iran's former religious leader. Thousands of people attended the ceremony to pay their respects and bid farewell to him and several members of his family. Mohammad, one of the mourners, said: "He was our comrade, our leader, the leader of the Islamic world, and the leader of the resistance movement.