The Iran vs Israel conflict has heightened to a brutal level with frequent bombings and casualties taking place. Recently, Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was confirmed killed in an Israeli airstrike on March 17, 2026. Iranian state media and the Council reported that he died alongside his son, Morteza Larijani, at his daughter’s home in the Pardis area near Tehran. The Israeli military claimed that the strike was a part of ongoing operations against the Iranian leadership. Amid the major loss to the Iranian administration, here’s a look at his daughter, Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani.
Who is Ali Larijani’s daughter, Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani?
Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani is the daughter of the late Ali Larijani, a former speaker of the Iranian Parliament and current secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. Fatemeh’s mother, Farideh Motahhari is the daughter of Morteza Motahhari, who shared a close relationship with Ruhollah Khomeini. Beyond Fatemeh’s high-profile family background, she made a name for herself in her own right. She chose an absolutely different path and stayed away from what her family was known for, i.e., politics. Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani is an Iranian-American physician and oncologist.
