Ali Khamenei
Acting
Male
Born: July 17, 1939
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
Biography
Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the supreme leader of Iran since 1989, the second person to hold the position. He had previously served as the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. His tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years, made him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East and the longest-serving Iranian leader since Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Also Known As
- Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei
- Ayatollah Khamenei
- سید علی حسینی خامنهای
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- آیت الله خامنهای
Known For
PBS News Hour
October 20, 1975
Dispatches
October 30, 1987
The Green Wave
January 18, 2012
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge
May 16, 2024
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
January 08, 2019
Inside the Iranian Uprising
June 29, 2023
House of Saud: A Family at War
January 09, 2018
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia
February 20, 2018
Bazm-e Razm
July 19, 2017