Ali Khamenei
Also known as Alī Ḥoseynī Khāmeneī, Imam Khamenei, Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Sayyid Ali Hoseyni Khamenei, Ayatollah Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 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. A member of the Khamenei family, he previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He held the title Grand 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.
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Ali Khamenei was Iran's second supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026, holding the position for over 36 years, and previously served as Iran's president in the 1980s. His long tenure made him one of the most influential and longest-serving political leaders in the Middle East during his lifetime.
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- Born
- 1939
- Works
- 145
Top works
- Miscellaneous Fatwas
- Governance of the Divinely-Sanctioned Social Order under Conditions of Religious Solidarity
- Essence of Tawhid
- Governance of the Divinely-Sanctioned Social Order under Conditions of Religious Solidarity : Volume 3
- Monotheism (Tawhid)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Pakistan
- Active from
- 1948-10-13
- Active to
- 1997-08-16
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Personal details BornAli Hosseini Khamenei (1939-04-19)19 April 1939 Mashhad, Iran
Died28 February 2026(2026-02-28) (aged 86) Tehran, Iran
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