Ali Khamenei | Biography, Title, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago — Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician who served as president of Iran (1981–89) and as rahbar, or leader, of Iran (1989– ). He represented a hard-line approach to the revolution, demonstrated by his hawkishness in …
Ali Khamenei - Wikipedia
WEBSeyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei[ 5 ][ a ] (born 19 April 1939) [ 14 ][ 15 ] is an Iranian cleric and politician and the second Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989. [ 16 ][ 17 ][ 18 ] He previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei's 35-year-long rule makes him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East, as ...
Iran: How Ayatollah Khamenei became its most powerful man
WEBMar 9, 2020 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is Iran's spiritual leader and its highest authority - he has the final say over all government matters in the country. The 80-year-old cleric became Supreme Leader in...
Profile: Iran's 'unremarkable' supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei
WEBAug 4, 2011 — BBC Tehran Correspondent James Reynolds profiles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the man who has led Iran with the absolute power of a king for more than 20 years.
Who is Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and why does he matter?
WEBApr 19, 2024 — Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been the key figure in Iranian political life for more than 40 years, and the country’s political and religious figurehead since 1989.
Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei - Encyclopedia.com
WEBAyatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei (born 1939) followed Ayatollah Rohollah Khomeini as supreme spiritual and political leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. A favored Khomeini disciple, key revolutionary strategist, and innovative president, Khamenei was elected supreme leader by a Council of Islamic Experts on June 5, 1989.
Profile: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - BBC News
WEBOct 17, 2011 — His rise to power began with the revolution of 1979 that turned Iran into the Islamic Republic. Khamenei first became president, a post with relatively little power, and his election as Supreme...
Portrait of Ali Khamenei - Supreme Leader in Iran - Institut …
WEBThe same year, Khamenei was elected as Tehran's representative in the Islamic Parliament and became President of Iran twice in a row. After Ayatollah Khomeini's death in 1989, the Council of Experts elected him as Supreme Leader (rahbar).
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Profile: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
WEBJun 17, 2009 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is Iran's spiritual leader and highest authority. His veto is final in Iranian political affairs. He is widely regarded as the figurehead of the country's conservative...
Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Oct. 7 Attacks and Warns Israel in …
WEB3 days ago — By Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar. Oct. 4, 2024, 8:02 a.m. ET. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led Friday Prayer for the first time in years, delivering a sermon during a ...