A top advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Shamkhani’s daughter is going viral because of her low neckline strapless western gown on her wedding day.
She got married last year, but the video has just surfaced.
Many people have questioned the bold wedding look and the expenses which was paid by the leader.
Ali Shamkhani’s strict rules for Iranian women
It is pertinent to mention that Ali Shamkhani has advocated for the enforcement of strict Islamic rules on women in Iran.
He served as defense minister and headed the Supreme National Security Council until 2023.
Under his leadership, the regime implemented a crackdown on protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022, who died in police custody after allegedly violating hijab regulations.
The wedding took place at the luxury Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran and according to some reports, the leader spent around 14 billion rials (over $21,000).
Reactions to the wedding of Ali Shamkhani’s daughter
Here are some of the reactions on X (formerly known as Twitter)
The daughter of Ali Shamkhani one of the Islamic Republic’s top enforcers had a lavish wedding in a strapless dress. Meanwhile, women in Iran are beaten for showing their hair and young people can’t afford to marry. This video made millions of Iranian furious. Because they… https://t.co/MAb9hNgBnN pic.twitter.com/WoRgbpXQFA
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) October 19, 2025
This video is making the rounds purportedly showing the wedding of former #Iran regime SNSC secretary Ali Shamkhani’s daughter. She’s wearing a strapless dress at an ornate wedding while ordinary Iranians suffer and endure social restrictions. pic.twitter.com/ouVXBW5emh
— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) October 18, 2025
Ali Shamkhani is an #IRGC general & #Iran's former NSA who barely survived an Israeli airstrike in June. Congratulations to him and best wishes to his daughter and her husband. Iranians say the strict Khomeinist religious rules don't apply on regime elitepic.twitter.com/6X6RKyFYi5
— Ahmed Quraishi (@_AhmedQuraishi) October 18, 2025
A kind of similar incident also happened in 2022, when Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf faced a similar scandal when his wife, daughter, and son-in-law were spotted returning from Turkey with luxury goods.
