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Ruhollah Khomeini

Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989

dead

born: 1902
died: 1989
age at death: 86
known for: ulema, Islamic jurist, marji'

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who ruhollah khomeini is

Ruhollah Mostafavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ended the Pahlavi era, and transformed the country into an Islamic republic. As supreme leader, he implemented policies that came to be known as Khomeinism.

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