‘Women are beaten if they show their hair, but…’, the daughter of the leader who implemented hijab in Iran wore a strapless gown at the wedding; angry people

On one hand, common Muslim women in Iran have to face harassment for not wearing hijab, while on the other hand, a video of the daughter of a senior aide of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wearing a strapless wedding gown is going viral. Now there is an uproar in Iran regarding this.

Critics of the Iranian regime are now accusing the government of hypocrisy over their strict hijab laws. According to the Daily Mail, this footage was reportedly leaked on X on October 17. The video shows Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

Shamkhani’s daughter’s luxury wedding

It is seen in the video that Shamkhani is taking his daughter Fatemeh to Espinas Palace Hotel. The guests can be seen welcoming the bride as she enters in her white, strapless, low-necked gown.

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 Iranians furious. Because they… https://t.co/MAb9hNgBnN pic.twitter.com/WoRgbpXQFA

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) October 19, 2025

Shamkhani accused of hypocrisy

This Western-style wedding ceremony has been strongly condemned on Iranian social media, as it is completely contrary to the decency and hijab rules that ordinary women have to follow. Shamkhani, who once led the government’s crackdown on anti-hijab protests, is now being accused of hypocrisy.

‘In Iran, women are beaten for showing their hair’

Exiled activist Masih Alinejad wrote on Twitter that the daughter of Ali Shamkhani, one of the Islamic Republic’s top leaders, had a lavish wedding wearing a strapless dress. At the same time, in Iran, women are beaten for showing their hair and youth cannot afford to get married. He preaches modesty while his own daughters parade around in designer dresses.

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