Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (سید علی حسینی خامنهای;`Ali Ḥusaynī Khaminayī; born 19 April 1939)[2][3][4] or simply Ali Khamenei is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. Khamenei is the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East. He was the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 until the death of Ruhollah Khomeini.
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Ali Khamenei | |
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2nd Supreme Leader of Iran | |
Assumed office 4 June 1989 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
3rd President of Iran | |
In office 9 October 1981 – 16 August 1989[1] | |
Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini Himself |
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
Succeeded by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-07-17) July 17, 1939 (age 84) Mashhad , Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran |
Political party | Islamic Republic Party (when president) |
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