The Khamenei family ( Persian : خاندان خامنه‌ای) or Khamenei dynasty is among the Iranian Azeri Sayyid families who claim to be descendants of the fourth Imam of Islam, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (Persian/ Arabic : علی بن حسین، زین العابدین) (known as Imam Sajjad) — according to the "Khamenei family tree". Their dwelling place(s) were/are in Azerbaijan (Iran) , Najaf , Tafresh , etc.