Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in the mountainous north-west reaches of Iran on Sunday.
Raisi, 63, was confirmed dead by Iranian media today along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian; Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati, Tabriz's Friday prayer Imam Mohammad Ali Alehashem as well as a pilot, copilot, crew chief, head of security and another bodyguard.
Grainy footage released by the IRNA showed what the state news agency described as the crash site.
Soldiers speaking in the local Azeri language said: 'There it is, we found it.'
But who exactly is President Raisi's wife, Jamileh Alamolhoda? Read on below for everything you need to know about the woman who once claimed that it is an act of violence for women to work and study.
Who is President Raisi's wife Jamileh Alamolhoda?
Born in Iran's second most populous city, Mashhad, in 1965, Jamileh Alamolhoda, received her doctorate in Philosophy of Education from Shahid Beheshti University.
She married Ebrahim Raisi at the age of 18 - with the couple going on to have two daughters together.
In 2001, she became a member of the faculty of the Department of Leadership and Educational Development at Shahid Beheshti University.
Away from her exploits in Iran, she has proved to be a controversial figure across the world for her outspoken views on the roles of women in society.
In an interview with Venezuelan state TV in June 2023, Ms Alamolhoda claimed that governments abuse women sexually or at the workplace in the name of freedom.
Speaking alongside her husband to the nation's teleSUR TV channel, she said at the time that women's rights organizations placed too much focus on instances of domestic violence while claiming that 'organised violence outside the family is much more important'.
'We want women to remain women. Why should we be like men? Why should we study, work or live like men? This is a form of violence,' she said, per Iran International.
She fanned the flames further just months later in September - by saying that prison sentences in Iran for women who choose not to wear a hijab was 'out of respect for women'.
The Iranian President's wife was speaking after the country's parliament passed a controversial bill that would increase prison terms and fines for women and girls who break its strict dress code.
At the time the bill was passed, anyone found not complying risked a prison term of between 10 days and two months or a fine of between 5,000 and 500,000 rials ($0.10-$10.14 at the black market exchange rate).
She continued by comparing such a law to the introduction of dress codes in workplaces, adding: 'You have dress codes everywhere, even here in university environments, in schools and everywhere else.
'And I need to tell you that hijab was a tradition, was a religiously mandated tradition, accepted widely. And now for years, it has been turned into a law. And breaking of the law, trampling upon any laws, just like in any country, comes with its own set of punishments,' she said.
When asked in an ABC interview what she thought should happen to women who choose not to wear, Jamileh replied: 'It is out of respect for women'.
'It is natural in any country. There may be differences of opinion and viewpoints about dress codes. It comes back to their tastes, how they choose to live their lives and their social rights.'
In November 2023, she caused further controversy for her choice of words in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte, in which she urged her to seek a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
She wrote: 'Dear Ms. Macron! Please, as a kind and self-sacrificing woman who represents the women, mothers and daughters of France, ask your husband not to be an accomplice in murdering helpless Palestinian children and women.
'I wish you reward from God for your humanitarian efforts.'
She wrote the letter without knowing that Brigitte had accompanied the French President during a visit to Israel to express support for its government.
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