Khamenei funeral begins in Tehran: Which countries sent official delegations? Full list

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 4, 2026 07:34 PM IST

Mourners attend the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

Thousands of mourners began a daylong funeral on Saturday for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they expressed their sorrow before the glass case containing Khamenei’s coffin in Tehran, as they called for revenge against the United States and Israel.

International representation and context of the assassination

Iran’s state-linked broadcaster IRIB stated that representatives from more than 100 countries are expected to attend the funeral of Ali Khamenei. The former supreme leader, who was aged 86, was killed in a joint United States-Israeli strike on February 28, which was the first day of the war against Iran.

The coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are displayed on a platform above an empty chair at the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

According to the Iranian Embassy in Indonesia, 30 countries have reported having sent their official delegations to attend the final funeral procession of the former supreme leader.

Negara-negara yang dilaporkan telah mengirimkan delegasi resmi untuk menghadiri upacara penghormatan terakhir Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Daftar ini mengacu pada negara-negara yang diwakili oleh delegasi resmi atau perwakilan pemerintah.

Negara-negara yang dilaporkan… pic.twitter.com/cUxPpqy6is

— Iran Embassy in Indonesia (@IraninIndonesia) July 4, 2026

List of countries reported to have sent official delegations:

Russia

China

Pakistan

India

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tajikistan

Iraq

Georgia

Armenia

Afghanistan

Oman

Qatar

Azerbaijan

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

Bangladesh

Egypt

Kazakhstan

Ghana

Nicaragua

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Serbia

Tunisia

Lebanon

Namibia

Malaysia

Cuba

Sri Lanka

Myanmar

Gambia

Thailand

Delayed ceremonies following regional ceasefire

Ali Khamenei’s funeral was earlier scheduled for March, but it was delayed as the war between the US-Israel and Iran dragged on until a ceasefire was announced in April.

The coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are displayed on a stand at the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

The commemoration for Khamenei’s funeral began on Friday, and ceremonies and processions are scheduled to continue for seven days, with religious rites planned across Iran and Iraq, Al Jazeera reported.

Public commemoration at the Grand Mosalla

Public ceremonies started on Saturday in Tehran, with the coffin of Ali Khamenei and other family members being placed in the Grand Mosalla, which is reportedly known as one of Iran’s largest praying complexes.

Historical significance of the Supreme Leader’s death

Khamenei’s funeral saw millions throng to the mourning ceremony and trip to the cemetery as his death marks only the second time Iran has lost a supreme leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, AP reported.

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