Ali Hosseini Khamenei (علی حسینی خامنهای;`Ali Ḥusaynī Khaminayī; born 19 April 1939) or Ali Khaminayi is the current Supreme Leader of Iran.
He was the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 until the death of Ruhollah Khomeini.
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 | |
Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini Himself |
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
Succeeded by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Personal details | |
Born | Mashhad , Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran | July 17, 1939
Political party | Islamic Republic Party (when president) |
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