Ali Khamenei
Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. He previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He held the title Ayatollah, and his tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years and six months, made him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia at the time of his death.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Mashhad
- Educated at
- Qom HawzaNajaf SeminaryHawza ‘Ilmiyya Khorasan
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"Our magnanimous Imam managed to restore our dignity and eliminate the long-standing hegemony of autocracy and colonialism by returning to Islam, by adhering to Islam. He managed to give our people a s…"
"Don’t allow the colonialists to introduce their terrorists as representatives of Islam"
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Timeline
1939
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Birth2026
Died
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